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Mary P. Welles Huntington's Bridal Party

Date1929

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/4 x 7 3/16in. (23.5 x 18.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/4 x 7 3/16in. (23.5 x 18.3cm)

Credit LineGift of John Gambell

DescriptionA woman wearing a bridal gown and veil is seated in a photographer's studio. She holds a bouquet of flowers. A second woman wearing a broad-brimmed hat who stands behind her also holds a bouquet. A small girl wearing a bonnet, a short dress, shoes, and socks holds a basket of flowers. A small boy in a short-sleeved shirt and short pants holds a bucket of flowers. Artificial flowers, possibly wisteria, frame the bridal party. A patterned carpet is on the floor.

Object number2005.181.42

InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "Mary P. Welles Huntington / Rachel C. do. Matron of Honor / Grace W. Ellis - Flower Girl / Francis M. Ellis - Page"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Mary P. Welles, the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Martin Welles, married Samuel Gladding Huntington, Jr. on 27 April 1929 in a ceremony at her parents' home on Woodside Circle, Hartford, Connecticut. (Finlay 11/30/2009)

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