Gravestone of Antoinette Randolph Phelps Pearson
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1903 to 1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 3/16 × 3 1/4in. (5.6 × 8.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/8 × 3 11/16in. (6 × 9.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/8 × 3 11/16in. (6 × 9.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of the gravestone of Antoinette Randolph Phelps Pierson, at Simsbury Cemetery in Simsbury, Connecticut. The top of the gravestone is decorated with a Celtic cross inside of a braided circle. There is a pile of dirt to the right of the stone. Several other grave markers are visible in the background. The cemetery is bordered by trees in the distance.
Object number1988.133.586
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Antoinette Randolph Phelps Pierson's / gravestone"NotesAccording to cataloging worksheet in object file, Antoinette Randolph Phelps Pierson (1876-1903) was the sister of Mary (Pierson) Cheney. According to Find A Grave, Antoinette is burried in Simsbury Cemetery in Simsbury, Connecticut. A death notice posted on her profile (as of 4/5/2023) indicates that she died from wounds suffered from falling from a window at the house of her aunt, Antoinette R. Phelps. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64398468/antoinette-randolph-pierson.
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