Carolyn A. Welles
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
SubjectPortrait of
Mrs. Francis D. Ellis
American, 1892 - 1993
Dateabout 1920
MediumPhotography; platinum prints on paper, one on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 3/8 x 3 3/4in. (13.7 x 9.5cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 7 7/8 x 3 7/8in. (20 x 9.8cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 8 3/4 x 6 3/8in. (22.2 x 16.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 7/8 x 3 7/8in. (20 x 9.8cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 8 3/4 x 6 3/8in. (22.2 x 16.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Gambell
DescriptionFormal studio portraits of a young woman.
Object number2005.181.57-.58
Inscribed2005.181.57: On verso, upper margin, in pencil, "Carolyn Aiken Welles"Both photographs: On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Carolyn Aiken Welles graduated Smith College and went to India as a missionary in 1917 where she met and married Dr. Francis Duffy Ellis, Jr. They lived and worked there until 1929 when they returned to Connecticut. Their two children, Francis M. and Grace were born in India. Carolyn wrote a memoir of their years in India published in 1979. She died in 1993 at the age of 101. (Finlay 3/5/2014)
Subject Terms
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Richard S. DeLamater
mid 19th-early 20th century
