Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1950.135.0115Description
Bessie with love to Stella in a special hand painted frame
03/02/2009: Photo and frame given duplicate numbers in error (1950.135.0414 and 1950.135.0413, respectively). These numbers deleted. Correct record is this one.
Note frame in Box 3, Drawer3, File Cabinet 6 but photo in with photo collection.
Update 2009: A black and white studio portrait print attached to a dark grey mat with a white engraved logo at lower edge showing an elaborate monogram of two stylized lions on each side of monogram which is a THH superimposed on each other. On lower side right is script Thomas 2157 Washington Ave, Ogden, Utah also engraved in white.
Print shows a young woman standing in front of an ornate floral printed screen. She has dark hair with a center part. Hair is pulled back from face. She is wearing a very frilly, long sleeved, high neck, long white dress. Sleeves and bodice have layers of ruffles and poufy tucks cascading down the bodice front and the sleeves at outer edges. Lower skirt has scallops with material rosettes at the top of the scallop. Lower ruffled edges have tiny lace boarder insets.
Written on back in black in script: With love to Stella (Junquist) [sic] (Jungquist) from Bessie.
Good condition with wear on edges and corners. Print is heavily scratched throughout top half. Smaller scuff marks are seen at lower edge. Mat back is heavily smudged and has small tear on side left and right. There is an indentation at lower left side. Engraving on front shows as indentions on back.
Frame: Teardropped shaped cream colored background with purple flowers and green leaves and stem. Oval shaped hole for photo. Dark color edging around photo hole. 11 1/8 x 10 1/4". Written on back in pencil: Hand painted by Lillie Junquist [sic].
Mat frame is heavily soiled with myriad stain spots on front and back surface. There are tiny black areas surrounding oval cut out edge which is from tarnished gold pain. There is heavy wear on all edges with abraded surface. There are tiny black speckled stains on frame surface at top and side left edges.Collection
Permanent Collection