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Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.205,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Grandmother Stephens
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.205, © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Grandmother Stephens

Datemid 19th century
MediumPhotography; albumen print, on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 8 1/16 x 5 15/16in. (20.5 x 15.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/16 x 5 15/16in. (20.5 x 15.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 1/16 x 5 15/16in. (20.5 x 15.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young woman wearing a dress with a lace collar
Object number2011.63.205
InscribedOn verso, upper right, in blue ink, "grandmother/Stephens / Art & Doug's / grandmother"; lower right, in pencil, "no matt/ 6 X 8 oval"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesDate Note: Although the original portrait photograph was probably taken in the mid 19th century, this copy was most likely made in the latter part of the century, probably sometime between 1870 and 1890. (Ruocco, 4/6/2012)

Subject Note: It is not clear who "Grandmother Stephens" is or how she is related to the Allen, Collins, and Hamersley families. Most of the photographs in this collection are of members of one of those families or their relatives. (Finlay 4/6/2012)
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