Nellie Bunce Welch on Her Wedding Day
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard S. DeLamater
American, 1833 - 1915
SubjectPortrait of
Nellie Bunce
1853 - 1922
Date1888
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on card
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 5/8 x 4 3/4in. (19.4 x 12.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 5/8 x 4 3/4in. (19.4 x 12.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 7/16 x 5 3/16in. (21.4 x 13.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 5/8 x 4 3/4in. (19.4 x 12.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 7/16 x 5 3/16in. (21.4 x 13.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mary W. Edwards
DescriptionFull-length studio portrait of a woman wearing a wedding gown trimmed with lace, a veil, and long gloves. The dress has a sheer overskirt and a long train. A corsage of flowers, probably artificial flowers, is attached to the woman's left shoulder, and a long veil is attached to a floral headpiece. She holds a fan in her hands. She stands on what appears to be a patterned carpet with a painted studio backdrop in the background. Patterned drapery is at the far right.
Object number1976.32.6
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "Nellie Bunce married / Archibald Ashley Welch / October 24.1888 / 1853-1922 / sister of W. Gedney Bunce / & founder with her husband of the Hartford / School of Music . Now Conservatory of Music (illegible) / - letters written to her by / Mark Twain are in the / Library of Nook Farm. / Stowe-Day -- "; in pencil, 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
1949
