Unidentified Girl, First Communion
Dateabout 1935
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 5/8 x 4 5/8in. (16.8 x 11.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Kathy Swift
DescriptionFormal portrait of a small girl wearing a short white dress, a veil, white stockings, and white shoes. She is holding a candle in one hand and what appears to be a prayer card in the other. A large basket full of artificial flowers is beside her. A painted backdrop depicts the interior of a gothic church and a figure of Christ surrounded by clouds, holding a chalice.
Object number2014.31.9
MarkingsOn recto, in upper margin, in emulsion, "KODAK-SAFETY [in reverse]"InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The same girl appears as a woman in photographs of the Gilmore family of New Haven. She would seem to be either a member of the family or a close associate. (Finlay 3/21/2014)On View
Not on view