Elmira Curtis' Chair with Cat and Kittens
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1889
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image size): 7 15/16 x 4 13/16in. (20.2 x 12.2cm)
Mount: 8 3/8 x 5 1/4in. (21.3 x 13.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mavis Davis
Object number2003.107.2
DescriptionA wooden chair with a cushion is outside in front of a stone house. A cat with a kitten in her mouth is on the chair getting ready to jump off. Another kitten lies on the cushion. There is a blurry figure of a person in the doorway of the house in the background.
NotesSubject Note: Elmira Curtis (1832-1909) and Caroline Curtis (1826-1892) were the aunts of Nancy Curtis, the donor's grandmother.Subject Note: The image was taken in front of the stone house, (also known as the Fuller House or the Curtis House) on East Chippens Hill Road in Burlington, Connecticut. The chair belonged to Elmira Curtis. (Lee 10/9/2003)
Status
Not on view
