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Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.152  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Janet De Peyster Hamersley
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.152 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Janet De Peyster Hamersley

Date1900-1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 9/16 x 3 13/16in. (14.1 x 9.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 9/16 x 3 13/16in. (14.1 x 9.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionA young woman wearing a hat with artificial flowers on it poses sitting on a stool with her left hand on her lap and her right hand holding an umbrella or parasol that is resting on the floor She is wearing a short jacket over a long-sleeved blouse or shirtwaist and a long white skirt. She is also wearing gloves.
Object number2011.63.152
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil, "Janet De Peyster Hamersley/(aunt of Jane Hamersley Wright"; lower right, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Janet Hamersley was the daughter of Judge William Hamersley and his wife Jane Allen Hamersley. She was born in October 1883. (Ruocco, 03/24/2012)
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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