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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
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of the Hon. Joyce Krutick Craig (ret.), in memory of her husband John S. Craig, 2013.563.5…
    Wilbur M. Deming
    about 1900
    Gift of Paul Vreeland, 2019.5.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
    Wilbur M. Deming
    before 1893
    Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.17 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Alton E. Withington
    about 1895
    O'Neil Family
    Alva Pearsall
    1885-1910
    Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.1 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    A. Benoit
    1880-1900
    Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.5 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    W. H. Brown
    about 1895
    Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.15 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Smith & Warren
    after 1894
    Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.10  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    William A. Beers
    late 19th century