Rachel Welles
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1929-1970
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/2 x 7in. (24.1 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/2 x 7in. (24.1 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/2 x 7in. (24.1 x 17.8cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Gambell
DescriptionFormal portraits of a woman. In a portrait of her as a young woman, she is standing outdoors holding a large bouquet. She wears a broad-brimmed hat, a pearl necklace, and a short, sheer dress. In a portrait of her as an elderly woman, she is smiling broadly and wears earrings and a brooch pinned to the collar of her blouse.
Object number2005.181.39-.41
InscribedOn verso, upper margin, in pencil, "Rachel Welles"; lower right, in pencil, accession number2005.181.40 is inscribed on verso, in pencil, "at Mary P. Welles / & Sam Huntington's wedding."NotesSubject Note: In the full-length portrait (2005.181.40). Rachel Welles is wearing the dress that she wore as Matron of Honor in the wedding of Mary P. Welles and Samuel G. Huntington, Jr. (2005.181.42). The wedding took place in 1929. (Finlay 11/30/2009)
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