Joseph Selden with grandchildren Joe and Emma Bassett
PhotographerPhotographed by
Marie Kendall
American, 1854 - 1943
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotograph; collodion print on cabinet card mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 1/16 x 4in. (15.4 x 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 1/16 x 4in. (15.4 x 10.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 1/16 x 4in. (15.4 x 10.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionPortrait of a man with a white beard sitting in a chair and holding two children on his lap. At the left is a young girl, wearing a dress with a large, lacy collar and lace-up boots. At the left is a boy, older than the girl, wearing a jacket with white frilly collar and cuffs, trousers, and boots. Both children are fair-haired.
Object number2012.209.4
InscribedVerso, center, printed in black ink: "Mrs. J.C. Kendall, / Norfolk, Conn."Bottom, handwritten in pencil: "Joseph Selden Norfolk / grandchildren Joe and Emma Bassett"
Bottom, printed in black ink: "DUPLICATES CAN BE HAD BY ADDRESSING AS ABOVE."NotesSubject Note: The grass visible at the bottom of the photograph indicates that it was taken outside. This, and the neutrality of the backdrop and simplicity of the chair and footstool in the image, suggest that the photographer traveled.
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- Women Photographers
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