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
Not on view
W. H. Brown
