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Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.7 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Portrait of a Young Woman
Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.7 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Portrait of a Young Woman

PhotographerPhotographed by Wilbur M. Deming American, active 1875 - after 1890
Date1890
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard cabinet card mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/4 x 3 7/8in. (13.3 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/4 x 3 7/8in. (13.3 x 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Barbara Mellers
DescriptionFormal studio portrait of a young woman wearing a print dress and a necklace. She appears to be wearing a wig. A painted studio backdrop depicts an architectural setting.
The verso of the card contains the photographer's imprint printed in green ink in an elaborate landscape setting.
Object number2011.162.7
InscribedOn recto, lower margin, printed in brown ink, "The Elite. 1890."
On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
On View
Not on view
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