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Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.71  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Janet de Peyster Hamersley
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.71 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Janet de Peyster Hamersley

Dateabout 1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 8 1/16 x 7in. (20.5 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/16 x 7in. (20.5 x 17.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 x 7 11/16in. (22.9 x 19.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young woman wearing a dress with a low gathered neckline and sleeves. She has a pendant necklace around her neck.
Object number2011.63.71
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in black ink, "Janet de Peyster Hamersley / (aunt of Jane Hamersley)"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Janet Hamersely was the daughter of Judge William Hamersley and his wife Jane Allen Hamersley. She was born in October 1883. Although the subject of this photograph is identified as Janet DePeyster Hamersley, it has not been possible to positively establish that Janet DePeyster Hamersely was the daughter of Judge William Hamersley and his wife. (Ruocco, 03/10/12)
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