Scene from A Marriage of Convenience, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1914
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 11/16 x 8 11/16in. (17 x 22cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number2000.209.21
DescriptionThree men and two women in eighteenth-century costume gather around a document on a table. The men and one woman wear wigs. The other woman appears to be dressed as a maid. One man has a mustache. One man is seated in an upholstered chair and wears a sword. The woman at the left wears white plumes or feathers in her hair and a long pearl necklace. A rug is on the floor and a theater curtain is in the background.
NotesSubject Note: The Playlovers Club gave a performance of "A Marriage of Convenience" at Parsons Theater in Hartford on January 26, 1914. An article in the Hartford Courant was accompanied by a reproduction of 2000.209.21.Status
Not on view
