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Olive M. Sharpe
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Olive M. Sharpe

PhotographerPhotographed by George L. Partridge American, active 1862 - 1869
Dateabout 1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard carte-de-visite mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 1/2 x 1 15/16in. (6.4 x 4.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 1/2 x 1 15/16in. (6.4 x 4.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 3/4 x 2 1/4in. (9.5 x 5.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Heckman
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of an elderly woman seated in a chair. She is wearing a long-sleeved dress with a white collar.
Object number2003.170.3
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "Lugrand / Olive M. (Booth) / Sharpe / Daughter of Ebenezer and / Anna Booth"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Olive M. Booth was the daughter of Ebenezer Booth, a cabinetmaker, and his wife Anna. In 1823, she married Lugrand Sharpe. (Finlay 4/29/2011)
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