Sarah Kellogg Talcott
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper in cardboard mat under glass in wood frame.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 5 3/4in. (19.1 x 14.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 3/4 x 6 3/4in. (22.2 x 17.1cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 13 1/4 x 11 1/8 x 1 3/4in. (33.7 x 28.3 x 4.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 3/4 x 6 3/4in. (22.2 x 17.1cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 13 1/4 x 11 1/8 x 1 3/4in. (33.7 x 28.3 x 4.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Abbott L. Cummings
DescriptionHalf-length studio portrait of a woman wearing a dress with a pleated bodice and skirt, a separate collar, and a cap. A shawl or blanket is draped across her shoulders. She wears what appear to be lace gloves with open fingers. Part of the back of a chair is visible at the left.
Object number2007.68.18
MarkingsOn gummed label on paper backing of frame, typed in black ink, "SARAH (KELLOGG) TALCOTT / (Mrs. Chester) / b. January 19, 1802 / d. July 8, 1862, in Coven-/ try, Connecticut"; in black ink, "Frame not original to photo"NotesDate note: Photograph is probably a copy of an earlier daguerreotype or tintype original. The style of the woman's dress suggests a date in the 1840s.On View
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