Elinor Curtis posing for a painting being created by Bessie P., who is dressed as a male artist, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12972-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1889

GUSN

GUSN-385330

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Elinor Curtis posing for a painting being created by Bessie P., who is dressed as a male artist, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12972-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
- Negatives
  - Portraits

Description

The image depicts Elinor Curtis sitting and posing for a painting, with Bessie P. dressed as a male artist, working at an easel. The scene takes place in a room with decorative screens and patterned wallpaper, located at Sharksmouth Estate in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

women (female humans)
group portraits
paintings (visual works)
costumes (character dress)
easels
houses
residential structures
interior views
estates (property)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016539
B-Series negative 12972-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12972-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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