Carte-de-visite: Portrait of Charles Henri Gratton

Name/Title

Carte-de-visite: Portrait of Charles Henri Gratton

Entry/Object ID

2020.004.01.02a,b

Description

[a]: One rectangular, sepia toned, carte-de-visite studio portrait photograph of Charles Henri Gratton, aged about four years old, c. 1887 from L. Belanger Studio, Ottawa. Standing studio portrait show subject standing next to a large plush chair, dressed in black shorts, stockings, and sweater, with a lace collar and shoulder length curly hair. Subject's right arm is resting on the back of the chair. [b]: As above except subject is seated on the back of the chair.

Made/Created

Date made

1887

Notes

Quantity produced: 2 Additional create date: 1889 paper, papier, photograph, photographie

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Front [a]: "L. Belanger, // Ottawa"

Transcription

Back [a]: "L. BELANGER // PHOTOGRAPHE // 460 RUE SUSSEX // OTTAWA" and "Ch Henri Gratton (illeg.)

Transcription

Front [b]: "C. H. Gratton" and "L. Belanger, // Ottawa"

Transcription

Back [b]: "H. C. R. // MON Papa" and "L. BELANGER // PHOTOGRAPHE // 460 RUE SUSSEX // OTTAWA"

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Carte-de-visite

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photographic print, Print, photographic, Photograph

Dimensions

Height

16.5 cm

Width

10.8 cm

Research Notes

Notes

Result: Identified Louis Charles Henri Gratton was born on January 16, 1883 at Ottawa and baptized on January 18, 1883 at Notre Dame, the son of Louis Gratton (1850 “ 1922) and Vitaline Grenier (1855 “ 1911).