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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.1003  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical…
Three Children of Clare and Victor Thorne in the Studio
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.1003 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Three Children of Clare and Victor Thorne in the Studio

PhotographerPhotographed by Harriet V. S. Thorne American, 1843 - 1926
Date1913
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 3/16 x 6 15/16in. (23.3 x 17.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 8in. (25.4 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionThree children in Harriet V.S. Thorne's photographic studio. The two older children, a boy and girl, look at their baby brother, who is swaddled in gauzy fabric and is lying on his back. There is a vase of flowers next to the baby.
Object number2011.344.1003
InscribedVerso, top right, black marker: "III 10"
Top right, pencil: "1913"
Top, blue ink: "Children of Clare and Victor Thorne / Harriet V.S. Thorne, Baby Stewart Thorne and Jonathan Thorne II"
Top, pencil: "III - 10"
Center, black ink: "25 [circled]"
Bottom left, pencil: "Who has original?"
NotesDate Note: The date provided is that of the original image. The print is a copy, probably made in the late 1970s by Rosalie Thorne McKenna, who had access to the original or a vintage print.

Subject Note: Clare McCullough Thorne was the wife of Victor Corse Thorne.
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