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Photograph

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1910

GUSN

GUSN-5042

Description

Black and white photograph of three children (Joseph Morrill, Marjorie Morrill Painter and Mary Olive Morrill Elwell) seated on a Sheraton-style sofa, dressed in white; boy with large bow at neckline and younger girl holding abacus and pointing; carved bellflower designs on picture frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
photographs
carving (processes)
photographs
husk (motif)
Sheraton
Unidentified Photograph
Sheraton
Bellflower
Carved
Abacus
Bow
PICTURE, PORTRAIT

Associated Person

Morrill, Joseph
Painter, Marjorie Morrill
Elwell, Mary Olive Morrill

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.75 x 5.375 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.454

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