Janet De Peyster Hamersley
PhotographerPhotographed by
Johnstone Studio
Dateearly 20th century
MediumPhotography; platinum print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 11/16 x 2 1/16in. (6.8 x 5.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 11/16 x 2 1/16in. (6.8 x 5.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 5/16 x 3 3/4in. (13.5 x 9.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 11/16 x 2 1/16in. (6.8 x 5.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 5/16 x 3 3/4in. (13.5 x 9.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrat of a young woman wearing a dress with a low neckline and a necklace.
Object number2011.63.193
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in black ink, "Janet de Peyster Hamersley/(Jane's Aunt)"; 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. Janet's brother William J. Hamersley (Bill Hamersley) was born in 1887 and died of influenza in 1918. He was married to Emily Brace Collins for two years before he died and the couple had one child, Jane Hamersley Wright. (Ruocco, 03/31/12)Subject Terms
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Johnstone Studio