Woman Wearing Dress, Holding Book
PhotographerPhotographed by
Harriet V. S. Thorne
American, 1843 - 1926
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)
Plate (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)
Plate (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionPortrait of a woman wearing a dress, holding a book. She is seated in a chair and posed against a fabric backdrop.
Object number2011.344.55
Markings"57" on sticker affixed to plastic bag housing negativeInscribedGlass side, bottom right: "57" in white grease pencilNotesPossibly taken at Thorncrest"The Crest" was the Thorne family's name for their house, Thorncrest, in Millbrook, NY. Designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter for George Hunter Brown, it was built in 1867 and called Millbrook House. The grounds were landscaped by Olmsted & Vaux. It was razed in 1950.
--From a 1979 letter to Rollie McKenna from NYU Assistant Professor of Fne Arts Sarah Landau
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