Nellie Bunce Welch on Her Wedding Day
SubjectPortrait of
Nellie Bunce
1853 - 1922
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard S. DeLamater
American, 1833 - 1915
Date1888
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cabinet card
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 x 3 1/8in. (10.2 x 7.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (14.3 x 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 3/16in. (16.5 x 10.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (14.3 x 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 3/16in. (16.5 x 10.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mary W. Edwards
DescriptionBust-length studio portrait of a woman wearing a wedding gown trimmed with lace. A corsage of flowers, probably artificial flowers, is attached to her left shoulder.
Object number1976.32.4
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "Nellie Bunce Welch / Wedding picture / October 24, 1888"; "1853-1922"; lower right, accession number.NotesSubject Note: Nellie Bunce (1853-1922) married Archibald Ashley Welch on 24 October 1888. She and her husband founded the Hartford School of Music, later known as the Conservatory of Music.On View
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