Elizabeth Trumbull Roberts
SubjectPortrait of
Elizabeth Trumbull Roberts
American, 1918 - 1995
PhotographerPhotographed by
Katherine Stanley
active early 20th century
Date1924
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 11 3/16 × 8 1/2in. (28.4 × 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 × 10 7/8in. (33 × 27.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 × 10 7/8in. (33 × 27.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionView of Elizabeth "Betty" Trumbull Roberts as a girl, sitting indoors in a wicker chair. She is leaning down and petting a dog that is sitting at her feet while looking slightly off camera to the right. She is wearing a dress and knee-high socks with shoes. Her hair is cut just below her ears and is held back on one side with a bow. There is a tall plant in the background on the left and a window in the background on the right.
Object number1991.54.40
InscribedHandwritten in brown ink on recto: "KATHERINE STANLEY [short line] 1924 [short line]"Handwritten in blue ink on verso: "Betty Roberts."
Handwritten in pencil on verso by project cataloger: "Elizabeth Trumbull Roberts b. 1918)"
Handwritten in pencil on verso: "daughter of Eliza Trumbull Cheney Roberts / Mrs John / " / daughter of Lou[is] Richmond Cheney + Mary Robinson / Prospect Ave. Hartford"NotesDate note: Inscription on recto gives date as 1924.
Elizabeth Trumbull Roberts married Clifton McCaugland Bockstoce in 1942.
Context note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives place of origin as Hartford, CT.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
mid 20th century
Unknown
