Portrait of Harriot Sumner Curtis, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12785-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1885

GUSN

GUSN-385122

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Portrait of Harriot Sumner Curtis, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12785-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
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Description

The image is a portrait of Harriot Sumner Curtis at the Sharksmouth Estate in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. She is standing in profile, wearing a light-colored dress with lace details, and her hair is styled with a ribbon. Reflected in the glass beside her, there is a faint image of another person.

Details

Descriptive Terms

girls
portraits
estates (property)
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016351
B-Series negative 12785-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12785-B

Places

Manchester (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Curtis, Harriot Appleton, 1841-1923 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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