ca. 1940
GUSN-12634
Black and white portrait of a man seated in a chair, turned towards the front. He has short hair, glasses and a solemn look. Under glass in a black molded wood frame.
portraits
photographs
glass (material)
paper (fiber product)
photographs
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
men (male humans)
portraits
Unidentified Paper
Glass
Unidentified Photograph
Man
Portrait
PICTURE, PORTRAIT
Written inscription on the back reads: Joseph Foster, Middle St. Stamped on the back is: The Picture Shop, Inc. 65 Bromfield St., Boston.
Foster, Joseph, 1760-1839
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
10.375 x 8.25 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1749
New Hampshire (United States)
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