Elizabeth Platt (1865 - 1953)
SubjectPortrait of
Elizabeth G. Platt
American, 1865 - 1953
PhotographerPhotographed by
Abraham Bogardus
American, 1822 - 1908
Dateabout 1872
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 13/16 × 2 3/16in. (9.7 × 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.6 × 6.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.6 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHalf length portrait of Elizabeth Platt (1865-1953) as a girl. She is sitting sideways on a chair with her arms folded on the back of it, facing the camera. Her dress has a light colored bodice with a few dark, vertical stripes, dark sleeves, and a dark colored overskirt with a sawtooth edge. The white collar is decorated with eyelet lace. Elizabeth's hair is dark and straight. It is cut about chin-length and she has short bangs.
Object number1991.54.123
MarkingsPrinted in bronze ink on verso: "BOGARDUS. / B / Photographic and Portrait / GALLERIES, / Broadway / 1153 / near 27th St. / NEW YORK."InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Elizabeth Platt"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "(1865-1953)"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as c. 1872.
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