Mary Ann Phelps
PhotographerPhotographed by
Hobart
American
Dateabout 1845
MediumPhotography; collodion print, on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 13/16in. (14 x 9.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 13/16in. (14 x 9.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 7/16 x 4 3/16in. (16.4 x 10.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 13/16in. (14 x 9.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 7/16 x 4 3/16in. (16.4 x 10.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionPortrait of a young woman a dress with a moire pattern. A brooch is pinned to the collar.
Object number2011.63.206
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil, "I think that this is/Mrs. William Hamersley's/ mother-Mrs. John Allen-"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Mary Ann Phelps was born on October 28, 1819. She married John Allen in 1848. The couple lived in Saybrook, CT. If this photograph actually represents Mary Ann Phelps Allen it is unclear why it was made in Springfield, Missouri. Mary Ann Allen died in Connecticut in 1900. (Ruocco, 04/6/2012)Date Note: Photograph appears to be a late (1870s-1890s) 19th-century copy of a mid-19th century portrait. (Finlay 4/7/2012)
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Richard S. DeLamater
mid 19th-early 20th century
