Elderly Gentleman with Long-stemmed Pipe
PhotographerPhotographed by
Harriet V. S. Thorne
American, 1843 - 1926
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 6 7/8in. (11.7 x 17.5cm)
Plate (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
Plate (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionPortrait of an old man with a long beard smoking a long-stemmed pipe.
Object number2011.344.81
Markings"82" on sticker affixed to plastic bag housing negativeInscribedGlass side, bottom left [upside down]: "82" in white grease pencilNotesSubject note: Tentatively identified as Joel Wolfe, Harriet V.S. Thorne's step-father.Evidence of retouching in red grease pencil on glass side, as well as filmy substance applied to glass side that has been scratched away on subject's beard and immediate background.
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- Women Photographers
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