Henry Greenfield Sothoron Key 1863

Photograph

St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

H. G. S. Key 1863

Name/Title

Henry Greenfield Sothoron Key 1863

Entry/Object ID

2013.007.0172

Description

3 11/16"h x 2 1/2"w sepia tone carte-de-visite of Henry Greenfield Sothoron Key taken in 1863. Mr. Key is seated in the photographer's chair looking off into the distance. He had on a heavy suit, what looks like a double breasted dotted velvet vest with piping around the wide collar, a white shirt and a dark, possibly silk, tie with a generous knot and short ends. A watch is just visible at the bottom left of his vest. It is difficult to see in this small image, but there is a hole in the knee of his trousers. ************************************ Text on verso: At the bottom of the carte in brown ink: "H G S Key August 22, 1863" the logo for the photographer, Bendann Bros., is in the middle of the card in black scrawled at 90 degrees, perhaps as a mailing address, although the ink is very faded "Mrs. F.O. St. Clair [??] Rhode Island Mrs. F.O. St. Clair 1428 Rhode Island Ave. Washington, D.C." [Mrs. St. Clair was John F. Dent's sister]

Collection

Dent Family Collection Addendum

Made/Created

Date made

August 22, 1863

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Details: board=3 7/8"h x 2 1/2"w

Dimension Notes

Print Size: 3 11/16" x 2 1/2"

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Key, Henry Greenfield Sothoron (1789-1872)