Mrs. Julia W. Starr, Ada N. Starr, and Nellie J. Starr
SubjectPortrait of
Julia Wightman Starr
(American, 1846 - 1944)
SubjectPortrait of
Ada Newell Starr
(1876 - 1979)
SubjectPortrait of
Nellie J. Starr
(about 1887 - after 1940)
PhotographerPhotographed by
F. P. Kenyon & Son
(American, founded 1882)
DateSeptember 1893
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 1/2 × 4 1/4in. (16.5 × 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers
Object number2015.62.62
DescriptionCabinet card portrait of Julia Wightman (Jerome) Starr (1846-1944) and her two daughters, Ada Newell Starr (1876-1979) and Nellie J. Starr (1887-1972). Julia is sitting in a chair. One of the daughters, possibly Ada, is standing behind her mother. The second daughter, possibly Nellie, is standing next to her mother with her right arm resting on her mother's shoulder.
NotesJulia Wightman Jerome (1846-1944) is the daughter of George Drisdale Jerome (1816-1893) and Hannah Darrow (1810-1895). She married David Allen Starr (1842-1890) in 1867. David and Julia had two children: Ada Newell Starr (1876-1979) and Nellie Jerome Starr (1887-1972).Ada Newell Starr (1876-1979) married Joseph R. Colton (1869-1952) in 1899. They had three children: Florence A. Colton (1899-1979), Priscilla Colton (1904-1981), and Evangeline Darrow Colton (1904-1999).
Status
Not on view
Julia Wightman Starr
Julia Wightman Starr
Ada Newell Starr
David Allen Starr
