Estella Lay and John Edward Lay
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper in cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1/2in. (1.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 1 x 3/4in. (2.5 x 1.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 2 3/8 x 3 7/8in. (6 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 1 x 3/4in. (2.5 x 1.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 2 3/8 x 3 7/8in. (6 x 9.8cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan L. Palmer
DescriptionBust-length portraits of a girl and a boy are mounted together in a cardboard mount within decorative oval frames. The girl is wearing a large hat. The boy's portrait appears to have been cropped from a larger group portrait, another person's arm appears at the left of the photograph.
Object number2006.107.1
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "Estella Lay (Colton) & John Edward Lay / (Sister & Brother) / Children of Hartford photographer / Horace E. Lay"; lower right margin, in pencil, accession numberNotesConstituent Note: Though there is no photographer's imprint on the photographs, it is possible that they were taken by the children's father, Horace Lay, since he was a professional photographer. (Finlay 6/30/2012)Subject Note: Estella and John Lay were the twin children of the photographer Horace Lay and his wife Estella. The twins were born in November 1883. (Finlay 6/30/2012)
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