Gift of Ethel Davis 2016.22.1 (c) 2016 Connecticut Historical Society

Fanny Sanger Davis

SubjectPortrait of Fanny Sanger Davis 1848 - 1917

Mediumphotograph on paper

DimensionsFrame: (Height) 2 1/2 x (Width) 3 x(Depth) 5/8in. (6.4 x 7.6 x 1.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Ethel Davis

DescriptionPortrait of a young woman in her early 20s, size of a 9th plate, probably cut down from a carte de visite, in a gutta percha molded octagonal case with velvet lining and copper colored roval frame. Molded into the front and back cover are the image of a young girl scratching the vhin of a lamb or a dog with foliage behind her.

Object number2016.22.1

InscribedGummed sticker has written on in pen "Fanny Sanger Davis" and placed on the velvet lining but not attached.

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