VIOLETTA WHITE

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

VIOLETTA WHITE

Entry/Object ID

MP.2007.1

Description

Gelatin silver print depicting half-length portrait of Violetta White in fancy dress: subject seated, facing left, with hands on lap; the dress with a subtle striped pattern, low neck line, lace at shoulders and sleeves, and solid white bodice; subject's hair loosely pinned up; "H" inscribed in pencil lower left corner; photograph mounted to paper board, embossed "Hollinger& Rockey / 516 Fifth Ave. / N.Y."

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hollinger & Rockey

Date made

circa 1895

Material

ink, Paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Print discolored in areas where not adhered to substrate, brown stains along right edge; substrate with brown stain along top, small brown circular stains throughout, rectangular grey stain around print, soiled around edges, reverse discolored around lighter rectangular areas.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Violetta White Delafield

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Found loosely tucked in Livingston scrapbook, Second Floor Library, Montgomery Place.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial