Four Women, possibly including Elizabeth Hamersley
PhotographerPhotographed by
Axel Hjulstrom
Swedish
Dateabout 1875
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 5/16in. (8.7 x 5.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 5/16in. (8.7 x 5.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/16 x 2 1/2in. (10.3 x 6.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 5/16in. (8.7 x 5.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/16 x 2 1/2in. (10.3 x 6.4cm)
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionFormal studio portrait of four women. Three women are seated, the fourth is standing. Three women wear hats. The woman on the left wears a cape. A painted studio backdrop is in the background.
Object number2011.63.70
InscribedOn verso, center, in pencil, "[illegible word] in the right/hand corner/Jane Hamersley Wright's/great-aunt, Miss/Hamersley"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Elizabeth James Hamersley was the daughter of William James Hamersley and the sister of Judge William Hamersley. She was born in Hartford about 1830. This photograph may have been taken during a European trip. (Finlay 3/14/2012)
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewlate 19th-mid 20th century