Ruth Abbott Lees in a Kimono
PhotographerPhotographed by
The Jackson Studio
Date1901
MediumPhotography; platinum print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 x 2 1/8in. (10.2 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 2 1/8in. (10.2 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 7 1/8 x 3 7/8in. (18.1 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 2 1/8in. (10.2 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 7 1/8 x 3 7/8in. (18.1 x 9.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionStudio portrait of a small blond girl wearing a kimono. She is standing against a blank background, holding a fan and a Japanese doll.
Object number1988.40.1
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "Ruth Abbott Lees / Taken in Kimono Aug 22, 1901 / brought from Honolulu / by her Granpa, R. J. Lees, / Ma 11th 1901."; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Ruth Abbott Lees was born 1 September 1898 and died 25 June 1997. She was the daughter of John A. and Margaret Lees. John A. Lees worked for Lees Manufacturing Company in Westport, Connecticut. The company made cotton twine. The family also lived in Westport.Subject Terms
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