John Edward Lay and Genevieve Shields Lay
Dateabout 1905
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/8 x 6 11/16in. (23.2 x 17cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/8 x 6 11/16in. (23.2 x 17cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/8 x 6 11/16in. (23.2 x 17cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan Palmer
DescriptionFormal studio portrait of a young man and a young woman. He is seated, with his legs crossed, wearing a suit, necktie, and a shirt with a celluloid collar. She is standing, wearing a blouse decorated with ruching and a long skirt. A painted studio backdrop is in the backgroun.
Object number2012.544.7
InscribedOn verso, lower margin, in pencil, "Son of photographer H. E. Lay / John Edward Lay & Genevieve Shields Lay"; lower right margin, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: John Edward Lay (1884-1959) was the son of the Hartford photographer Horace E. Lay. Genevieve Shields Lay was his wife.Subject Terms
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