Portrait of Margaret Curtis, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 13008-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1891

GUSN

GUSN-385320

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Portrait of Margaret Curtis, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 13008-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
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Description

The image is a portrait of Margaret Curtis at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. She is seated outdoors amid foliage, wearing a dress with decorative ruffles and a bow at the neckline. Her hands rest in her lap as she holds some small berries or flowers.

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Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016577
B-Series negative 13008-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.13008-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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