Elsie Funkhauser

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Elsie Funkhauser

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.331 a-b

Description

Black and white framed photographic (three-quarter seated) portrait of Elsie Funkhauser (second wife of John Ross Delafield). She wears a long white dress and holds a rose in her right hand. Light pencil lines can be observed to darkened the background and shade the lower part of her dress. She wears a large jeweled pin and a matching choker. The oval-shaped frame is made of wood which is painted gold to take the appearance of metal. The moldings, located at the top, bottom, and either side of the figure, have floral motifs with one large half flower in the center (partly obscured by a double scroll which slopes outward). There is a beaded pattern along the inner edge of the oval frame. The backing is a stiff board and the hinged stand is of brass.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

"FINE ART PICTURES/ AND FRAMING/ JOHN WANAMAKER/ PHILADELPHIA/ NEW YORK PARIS/ ORDER NO. 6350."

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.94.331 A-B

MP.94.331a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Item "A" Frame

Height

8 in

Width

6 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 3/4 in. (20.3 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Item "B" Photograph

Height

6-3/4 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (17.1 x 12.1 cm)

Material

Wooden Frame, Glass, Photograph

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Elsie Funkhouser

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Identified by Verna DiFalco (Housekeeper).

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, General's Bedroom