Mrs. Samuel Colt as Dolly Madison
SubjectPortrait of
Elizabeth Hart Jarvis
American, 1826 - 1905
PhotographerPhotographed by
Isaac White
American, 1840 - 1883
Date1875
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cabinet card
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 1/2 × 4 1/4in. (16.5 × 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George H. Day
DescriptionStudio portrait, full view, of Elizabeth Jarvis Colt costumed as Dolly Madison. Mrs. Colt is wearing a powdered wig and silk dress over a floral brocade petticoat. She is styled after the 18th century and is posed holding a fan. The reverse side of the card features the studio information for Isaac White of Hartford.
Object number1980.48.25
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on back: “Mrs. Samuel Colt as / Mrs. Madison at the Martha / Washington Reception and Tea Party. / April 21st and 22nd 1875. / Hartford, Ct.”Subject Terms
On View
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Hetty Hart Jarvis
