Ernest and Iva Sharpe
PhotographerPhotographed by
Francis D. Bradley
American, active 1874 - 1879
PhotographerPhotographed by
Isaac H. Stoddard
American, active 1869 - 1881
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard carte-de-visite mounts, tintypes on lacquered iron plates, some in cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/16in. (9.8 x 5.6cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/16in. (9.8 x 5.6cm) or smalelr
Mount (height x width): 4 1/16 x 2 1/2in. (10.3 x 6.4cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/16in. (9.8 x 5.6cm) or smalelr
Mount (height x width): 4 1/16 x 2 1/2in. (10.3 x 6.4cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Heckman
DescriptionFormal studio and casual portraits of young children. One child is seated in bentwood chair, another is seated in a chair with a fringed armrest. One child is in a baby carriage.
Object number2003.170.38-.42
Inscribed2003.170.38: On verso, in black ink, "Ernest C. Sharpe"2003.170.39: On verso, in pencil, "June 1875"; in black ink, "Iva Sharpe"
2003.170.40: On verso, in black ink, "Iva Sharpe"
All photographs: On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Not all subjects are indentified. Although all of the children resemble each other, they may not all be Ernest and Iva Sharpe. Some may be other members of the family, perhaps even from a later generation. (Finlay 5/17/2011)
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