Lydia Smith Morgan Bulkeley

PhotographerPhotographed by DeLamater & Son American

SubjectPortrait of Lydia Smith Morgan American, 1806 - 1895

Date1886

MediumPhotography; toned platinum print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 7/8 x 3 13/16in. (14.9 x 9.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 7/8 x 3 7/8in. (14.9 x 9.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Ethel Davis

DescriptionStudio portrait of an older woman. The woman is seated, with her right arm resting on a table. She holds a fan in her right hand and a white lace handkerchief in her left hand.

Object number2003.239.9

InscribedOn verso of frame, inscribed in pencil, "Lydia S. Bulkeley / grandmother of Mrs. J.H.K. Davis". The notation from the backing of the frame is in the accession folder.NotesSubject Note: A pencil inscription on the back of the frame identifies the sitter as "Lydia S. Bulkeley / grandmother of Mrs. J.H.K. Davis". Lydia Smith Morgan married Judge Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley. Their granddaughter, Edith Hollister Brainard, married John Henry Kelso Davis. (Hudson 9/18/2006)

Date Note: According to a similar image, the photograph was taken when the subject was 80 years old. Her birthdate was 7 October 1806. Printed on verso of the cabinet card is " '95 "; as the subject died in 1894, this may be a copy or reprint of an original portrait. (Lee 2/17/2005)

Medium Note: Lack of fading combined with the overall appearance suggests this image is probably a toned platinum print. (Lee 2/17/2005)

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