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Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.17 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Portraits of a Man, Woman and Two Infants
Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.17 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Portraits of a Man, Woman and Two Infants

PhotographerPhotographed by Alton E. Withington American, 1853 - 1940
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard cabinet card mount, gelatin silver print on cardboard cabinet card mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/2 x 4in. (14 x 10.2cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 4in. (14 x 10.2cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Barbara Mellers
DescriptionStudio portraits depict a man wearing a coat, vest, shirt, pants, and necktie, and a woman wearing a long-sleeved dress. A watch or watch fob hangs from a chain attached to the man's vest. He has a mustache. The woman is seated on one end of a bench. A painted studio backdrop depicting some large tropical plants is in the background. A second photograph depicts two infants propped in a chair. Both are wearing long white gowns. They appear to be twins.
Object number2011.162.16-.17
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Estate of Florence S. M. Crofut, Gift of Mrs. George H. Day, 1974.50.1665, Connecticut Historic…
    Alton E. Withington
    Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.10  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    William A. Beers
    late 19th century
    Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.1 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    A. Benoit
    1880-1900
    Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.12, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    George H. Leopold
    1888-1889
    Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.7 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Wilbur M. Deming
    1890
    Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.6 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    R.S. De Lamater and Son
    1895
    Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.43  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    William E. Miller
    about 1885
    Gift of Barbara Mellers, 2011.162.15 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Smith & Warren
    after 1894
    Albert G. Walker
    Charles T. Stuart
    1880-1889
    Unknown Man
    Richard S. DeLamater
    1900-1915