Mary Pierson
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson
American, 1874 - 1949
PhotographerPhotographed by
Davis & Sanford
American, 1892 - 1915
Dateabout 1898
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 7/16 × 5 1/8in. (11.3 × 13cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 3/8 × 5 1/2in. (18.7 × 14cm)
Mount (height x width): 13 1/2 × 11 1/16in. (34.3 × 28.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 3/8 × 5 1/2in. (18.7 × 14cm)
Mount (height x width): 13 1/2 × 11 1/16in. (34.3 × 28.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait of Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson (1874-1949) as a young woman. She is wearing a dress that has a wide neckline and puffed short sleeves. There is a sash around her waist. Mary's hair is styled in an updo.
Object number1991.63.35
MarkingsEngraved on recto below photograph: "DAVIS & SANFORD / ARTIST-PROOF PHOTOGRAVURE / NEW YORK"Printed in brown ink on verso: "Order Duplicates by this No. and Letter [dotted line]"
Printed in brown ink on verso within a rectangular geometric border: "DAVIS & SANFORD / [coat of arms with a banner that says "AMAT VICTORIA CURAM"] / ARTIST-PHOTOGRAPHERS / 246, Fifth Avenue, / NEW[dot]York[dot] U[dot]S[dot]A / BY APPOINTMENT / [Spanish coat of arms] / [dot]H[dot]R[dot]EULALIA[dot]"
Printed in brown ink on bottom of verso: "MINIATURES ON IVORY AND PORCELAIN. / [line] PASTELS [line] / FINE GOLD AND METAL FRAMES / IN ALL SIZES READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. / THE LARGEST AND FINEST ASSORTMENT IN NEW YORK."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on recto: "Davis + Sanford"
Handwritten in pencil on verso along top edge: Illegible exept for "Pierson"
Handwritten in pencil on verso on dotted line after printed text "Order Duplicates by this No. and Letter": "16912 - B '"
Handwritten in blue ink on verso upside down: "Mary C O Pierson 1898?"NotesDate note: Inscription on verso suggests date may be 1898. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1898.
Cataloging worksheet also notes: "The donor is the daughter of the subject. The photograph was probably taken sometime before the marriage of the subject to Horace B. Cheney on June 8, 1898."
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