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, 1978.94.8  © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.
Ellen Pomeroy Day and Fanny Pomeroy, Hartford
, 1978.94.8 © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.

Ellen Pomeroy Day and Fanny Pomeroy, Hartford

Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 7/8 x 3 15/16in. (15 x 10cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionTwo women sit in an interior. The woman on the left has two rings on her fingers and holds a book. She wears a comb in her hair. The woman on the right wears a lace jabot. She holds a workbasket and a piece of lace in her lap. A bookcase full of books with a floral drape on a rod is behind the women. Candlesticks, a porcelain bowl and pot and a vase of flowers are on the bookcase.
Object number1978.94.8
InscribedOn verso: "Aunt Fan and / Aunt Nellie" "Nellie is Ellen (Pomeroy) Day / and sister Fanny."
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