Unidentified female

 Bessie Leisher.

Bessie Leisher.

Name/Title

Unidentified female

Description

Black and white oval photographic print mounted on ivory mount; a gray and embossed ivory decorative border surrounds the print; subject is female with hair parted in middle and combed back, wearing a whire dress with a large ruffle encircling the shoulders and down front of dress to waist, a wide cloth belt is at waist, sleeves are very full and skirt appears to be slightly gathered; subject is wearing what appears to be a pearl necklace with cross pendant. Samped in bottom right: OREBAUGH/SHELBYVILLE, IND. Used by Bessie Leisher. Donation, 07/31/1982. Found in a suitcase the donor's son purchased at an estate sale in the Morristown area several years ago.

Collection

Charlotte Murphy Kemper

Acquisition

Accession

1982.021

Source or Donor

Charlotte Murphy Kemper

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

The Orebaugh Studio

Place

Location

unknown

Notes

Date: 1910 c.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

November 3, 2000

Update Date

October 31, 2024