Mary Welles and Group of Smith College Women
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; platinum print on paper on paper mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 5/8 x 9 3/8in. (14.3 x 23.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 5/8 x 9 3/8in. (14.3 x 23.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 3/8 x 11 3/8in. (21.3 x 28.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 5/8 x 9 3/8in. (14.3 x 23.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 3/8 x 11 3/8in. (21.3 x 28.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Gambell
DescriptionFormal group portrait of twenty-five women. Those in front are seated on the floor; those in the middle row are seated in chairs or on stools; those in the back row are standing. Some wear elaborate hats with floral decorations. Some wear eyeglasses. Most women have peacock feathers pinned to the shoulders of their dresses.
Object number2005.181.87
InscribedOn verso, upper margin, in pencil, "Probably a re-union Class of '83 Smith College / Mary C. Welles first on left first row"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The Smith College Archives include artifacts associated with the Class of 1883 which incorporate peacock feathers, so it appears likely that the peacock feather was an emblem of that class. (Finlay 12/11/2009)On View
Not on view
Richard S. DeLamater
mid 19th-early 20th century
