Lucina Cooke, Hostess of Cooke's Tavern

Date1890-1920

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 7/8 x 3 1/4in. (12.4 x 8.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frederic Wallace

DescriptionPhotograph of a silhouette of a woman wearing a hat. She is facing left and is wearing a bonnet that appears to have a bow at the crown.

Object number2002.50.2

InscribedOn verso, in pencil: "2 1/3 inches / wide for Sunday / magazine / section / 'Courant' "
"Lucina Cooke / The Hostess of Cooke's Tavern". Accession number inscribed at bottom.NotesSubject Note: An inscription descibes Lucina Cooke as hostess of Cooke's Tavern, which was built in 1789 in Plainville, Connecticut, by John Cooke, who ran the tavern until 1826. As of 2002, it still stands in the same location today, and it is operated as J. Timothy's Taverne restaurant.

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