Black and white photograph of seated man, holding opened picture book on his lap; woman leaning over his right shoulder has gray hair pulled on top of head in bun; wears dark colored, long sleeved dress with white V-neckline; man is also white-haired with white moustache; wears white shirt, dark vest and tie, tweed overcoat unbuttoned; blurred background; both look at book; "antiqued" gold frame is molded, glass covered, white mat with silver line.
portraits
photographs
photographs
books
figure- and animal-derived motifs
people (agents)
Unidentified Photograph
Book
Couple
PICTURE, PORTRAIT
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Bachrach, Louis Fabian, 1881-1963 (Photographer)
Boston, MA, USA
12.5 x 9.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.699
Massachusetts (United States)
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