Portrait of Elinor Curtis in French dress, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12846-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1887

GUSN

GUSN-385183

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Portrait of Elinor Curtis in French dress, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12846-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
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Description

The image depicts Elinor Curtis wearing a French dress at Sharksmouth Estate in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. She is standing indoors, holding a fan in one hand. There is a framed painting on the wall behind her and a bust on a pedestal to her right.

Details

Descriptive Terms

girls
portraits
dresses (garments)
houses
residential structures
interior views
busts (figures)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016412
B-Series negative 12846-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12846-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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