Phebe Van Schoonhoven Thorne Knitting on Porch
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 15/16 x 4 11/16in. (17.6 x 11.9cm)
Plate (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)
Plate (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionPortrait of Phebe Van Schoonhoven Thorne, Samuel Thorne's wife and Harriet V.S. Thorne's sister-in-law, sitting in a porch chair. She is knitting and wears pince nez glasses.
Object number2011.344.35
Markings"37" on sticker affixed to plastic bag housing negativeNotesSubject Note: The subject was identified from the index card attached to the verso of the contact print of negative 2011.344.34, which features the same subject. The 1850 Federal Census lists Phebe Van Schoonhoven (b. about 1839) living in Troy, NY.Collections
- Women Photographers
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