Mary Patton Welles
PhotographerPhotographed by
Fred Boissonnas
PhotographerPhotographed by
Charles E. Smith
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateearly 20th century
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount, platinum print on paper on cardboard mount, gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 2 1/2in. (7.9 x 6.4cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 11/16 x 2 13/16in. (9.4 x 7.1cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 7 1/4 x 4 3/4in. (18.4 x 12.1cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 11/16 x 2 13/16in. (9.4 x 7.1cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 7 1/4 x 4 3/4in. (18.4 x 12.1cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Gambell
DescriptionFormal and informal portraits of Mary Patton Welles. Two early portraits are oval in format. In one portrait, Mary P. Welles is an elderly woman wearing a hat, coat, and a print dress, standing outdoors on a grassy lawn beside a flower garden.
Object number2005.181.53-.56
Inscribed2005.181.53: On verso, in black ink, "Mary Patton Welles / Geneva 1906); in pencil, "For Roger P. Welles / 1954"2005.181.54: On verso, in black ink, "Mary Patton Welles / 1899"
2005.181.55: On verso, in black ink, "Mary Patton Welles / 1899"
2005.181.56: On verso, in black ink, "Mother / Mary P. Welles"
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Rear Admiral Roger Welles
Gideon Welles