Portrait of Eleanor Appleton, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12939-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-385271

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Portrait of Eleanor Appleton, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12939-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
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Description

The portrait features Eleanor Appleton, standing at the Sharksmouth Estate in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. She is gazing to the side while wearing a blouse with a bow at the collar and a high-waisted skirt. Sunlight filters through a shuttered window beside her, creating patterns of light and shadow.

Details

Descriptive Terms

women (female humans)
portraits
estates (property)
houses
residential structures
interior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016506
B-Series negative 12939-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12939-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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