Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.1142 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical…

Harriet Van Schoonhoven Thorne

Dateabout 1872

MediumPhotography; albumen print on mat

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 3 13/16 x 2 5/16in. (9.7 x 5.9cm)
Sheet: 3 13/16 x 2 5/16in. (9.7 x 5.9cm)
Mount: 4 1/8 x 2 7/16in. (10.5 x 6.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

DescriptionStudio portrait of a young woman wearing a hat and dress, holding a small baby on her lap. The baby is looking to the right, and the woman's head is down, her chin resting on the child's arm.

Object number2011.344.1142

MarkingsVerso of mat, center, printed in black ink: [Studio logo]
Center, printed in black ink: "G[illegible]"
Bottom, printed in black ink: "Fifth Avenue, Cor. 16th St, N.Y."InscribedVerso of mat, blue ink: "Aunt Hattie / Harriet Thorne / Grandmother of Henry S. Thorne / Baby must / be Victor ["Victor" underlined], Henry's / fatherNotesSubject Note: Victor Corse Thorne was born in 1871 in Florence, Italy. He was Harriet and Jonathan Thorne's first child. He was also Rosalie Thorne McKenna's grandfather--her father, Henry, was his son.

Constituent Note: Jeremiah Gurney was a New York City-based photographer who established a daguerrian studio in 1840, switching to paper processes in 1853. He was known for photographing society's elite.

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