Group portrait of Harriot Sumner Curtis and Margaret Curtis, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12812-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1886

GUSN

GUSN-385149

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Group portrait of Harriot Sumner Curtis and Margaret Curtis, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12812-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
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Description

The image shows Harriot Sumner Curtis and Margaret Curtis, seated in chairs facing each other. They are located indoors at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Both children are wearing light-colored dresses, and one child holds an object in her left hand. The setting includes a fireplace and a patterned wall in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

girls
group portraits
estates (property)
houses
residential structures
interior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016378
B-Series negative 12812-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12812-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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