Mary Constance Allen Knower
PhotographerPhotographed by
Ernest Walter Histed
American, 1862 - 1947
Date1904
MediumPhotography; carbon print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 3/8 x 4 3/4in. (18.7 x 12.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 3/8 x 4 3/4in. (18.7 x 12.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of a woman wearing a fur stole, fur hatt, fur muff, and a heavy winter coat. She also wears earrings, and a chain, possibly a watch chain, is visible beneath her coat.
Object number2011.63.68
InscribedOn verso, upper center, in black ink, " Mrs. Knower (Mary Constance Al [len]/sister of Mrs. Wm Hamersley"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Mary Constance Knower was the sister of Jane Allen, who married Judge William Hamersley. The Allen family lived in Old Saybrook. (Finlay 3/14/2012)Subject Terms
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