Mrs. John Allen
PhotographerPhotographed by
Napoleon Sarony
American, 1821 - 1896
Dateabout 1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (14.3 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (14.3 x 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (14.3 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (14.3 x 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (14.3 x 9.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionFull-length studio portrait of a woman wearing a full skirt and underskirt over a crinoline. A vase is on a small table at the right.
Object number2011.63.99
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "Mrs. John Allen/(Mary Ann Phelps)"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Mary Ann Phelps was born on October 28, 1819. She married John Allen in 1848. Photographs suggest that the couple had four daughters. Photographs of two daughters, Mary Constance Allen and Jane Allen are included in the CHS collection. A third daughter, Grace, is listed in the 1900 Federal Census. Mary Ann Allen died in 1900. (Ruocco, 03/22/12)
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