Studio portraits of Gertrude Homer

Photograph

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Islesboro Historical Society

Gertrude Homer, image a: Gertrude is dressed here in an elegant, high-collared white blouse with lace detailing, typical of early 20th-century fashion; her hair is neatly styled and pinned up.
Gertrude Homer, image a

Gertrude is dressed here in an elegant, high-collared white blouse with lace detailing, typical of early 20th-century fashion; her hair is neatly styled and pinned up.

Name/Title

Studio portraits of Gertrude Homer

Entry/Object ID

2026.015.005

Description

Three undated studio portraits of Gertrude Homer (1878-1968), dating estimated by dress style and apparent age of sitter. (a) Gertrude posed in profile in a white, Gibson-girl dress with long sleeves and a high neck. Circa 1900? (b) Gertrude posed in three-quarter view, in a formal dress with a corsage. Circa 1914? (c) Gertrude posed in profile, in a sleeveless dress with decorative shoulder clasps. She wears a multi-stranded necklace of small beads or seed pearls. Circa 1920?

Web Links and URLs

Family of Thomas Barrett Homer and Charlotte LeBoutillier, Family of Randall Chase and Gertrude Homer