Sheidy family in an interior, August 1914
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1914
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 11/16in. (16 x 22cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionMan, two women, two girls and two small barefoot children sit by a fieldstone fireplace in a room. The man has a mustache. Both women wear eyeglasses. One holds a book, the other holds a newspaper. One of the girls wears a sailor blouse. A clock, lamp, shell, cowbell, vase and crocheted doilies are on the mantle. Iron andirons are in the fireplace. Unframed pictures are on the walls. Drapes and sheer curtains are at the windows. Two rugs are on the floor. A lamp, apparently a kerosene lamp, hangs from the ceiling. A crocheted afghan is on a couch at the left.
Object number2000.175.1
InscribedOn verso: "Sheidy family taken in / August 1914."NotesSubject Note: Possibly taken in Connecticut.Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
1930 - 1940
