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1964.73.12  © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.
Abigail Loomis, aged 100 years
1964.73.12 © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.

Abigail Loomis, aged 100 years

Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 15/16 x 4 3/4in. (10 x 12cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Newton C. Brainard
DescriptionElderly woman seated in a wicker chair. She wears a dark dress, a ring and holds several roses in her lap. Several large bouquets of roses in glass vases are on a table at the right. The table has an embroidered and fringed tablecloth on it. A sink with a faucet is in the left background. Towels and washcloths hang from a shelf above the sink. Framed portraits are on the shelf and on the wall above.
Object number1964.73.12
InscribedOn verso: "Abigail Loomis / Aged 100 years / Taken on her birthday."

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