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Gift of Harleigh Knott, 2006.54.0  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Young Woman, Possibly Winifred Welles
Gift of Harleigh Knott, 2006.54.0 © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Young Woman, Possibly Winifred Welles

Date1900-1910
MediumPhotography; collodion print on paper on paper mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 5/16 x 3 3/4in. (13.5 x 9.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 5/16 x 3 3/4in. (13.5 x 9.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 x 6in. (20.3 x 15.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Harleigh Knott
DescriptionStudio portrait depicts a young woman wearing a dress styled like a coat, buttoned down the front. She is also wearing a blouse with a lace collar, a large bow tied around her neck, and a large hat.
Object number2006.54.0
InscribedOn verso of photograph, in pencil, illegible name (and place?); lower right, in pencil, accession number.

On verso of mount, lower right, in pencil, accession number.
NotesSubject Note: The donor believed that the photograph was a portrait of the author Winifred Welles (1893-1939), who was a friend of his mother, Rachel Thayer Knott. An inscription on the back of the photograph appears to be a name, however, and although it is illegible, it is not "Winifred Welles." (Finlay 5/14/2007)
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