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Ella Clarinda Pitkin
Ella Clarinda Pitkin

Ella Clarinda Pitkin

PhotographerPhotographed by Bolton Studio American
SubjectPortrait of Ella Clarinda Pitkin American, 1860 - 1949
Date1888-1900
MediumPhotography; platinum print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (oval image height x width): 4 9/16 x 3 5/16in. (11.6 x 8.4cm)
Sheet (oval height x wdith): 4 9/16 x 3 5/16in. (11.6 x 8.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 7 3/8 x 6 1/4in. (18.7 x 15.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Allen II
DescriptionBust length studio portrait of a woman wearing a light-colored print dress trimmed with braid or lace with a lace blouse or inset.
Object number2003.18.6
MarkingsStamped at lower center with a coat-of-arms consisting of the head of a deer or stag, facing left, with laurel [?] leaves and a tree stump [?] beneath.InscribedOn verso, inscribed in pencil, upper right: "[Ella Clarinda Pitkin Allen]"; lower right: accession numberNotesSubject Note: Ella Clarinda Pitkin (1860-1949) married Edward Channing Allen (1853-1933) on Wednesday, 12 September 1888 in South Windsor, Connecticut. They were the grandparents of Edward C. Allen, one of the donors.
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Allen II, 2003.18.4, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Doma…
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Fred Boissonnas
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