Mary Constance Allen and Jane Allen in Eighteenth-Century Costume
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard S. DeLamater
American, 1833 - 1915
Datebefore 1882
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper, on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 7/8 x 4in. (14.9 x 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 7/8 x 4in. (14.9 x 10.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 7/8 x 4in. (14.9 x 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 7/8 x 4in. (14.9 x 10.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 7/8 x 4in. (14.9 x 10.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionPortrait of two young women with powdered hair wearing eighteenth-century costume. The woman at the left is seated, with the train of her gown tucked up behind her. The woman at the right is standing, holding a fan.
Object number2011.63.52
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "Mary Constance Allen (Knower) / Jane J. Allen (Hamersley)"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesDate Note: Jane Allen married William Hamersley in 1882; this photograph presumably predates her marriage. (Finlay 3/6/2012)
Subject Note: The Allen family lived in Old Saybrook. (Finlay 3/6/2012)
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