Name/Title
Mary Ford and Arlene Ford LatrobeEntry/Object ID
1995.001.0897Description
Sepia tone photo 5 5/8"h x 3 15/16"w on 6 3/8"h x 4 1/8" board of Mary Ford and Arlene Ford Latrobe. The older girl is Mary Ford. She has dark hair parted in the center with bangs. The rest of her shoulder length hair is pulled behind her ears. She has on a light colored dress with a high collar and a second lace collar that goes all the way out to the edge of her shoulders. She has dark eyes and a slight smile. The younger girl has light-colored hair, although not much of it and light eyes. She has on a wide necked lace dress. Both girls are looking to the left of the camera. In the space at the bottom of the board, in dark letters, is "Blessing & Co. No. 214 N. Charles St. [Bal]timore, Md."
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On the verso in ink, the girls' names are written in pencil at the top edge. Most of the verso is taken up with an extremely elaborate logo for the firm. At the top of the image are various scrolls around the names of J.P. Blessing and Henry Fenge, there is an artist's palette, a putti with its head under the black cover of a portrait camera, a putti swinging on a tree branch and another painting a landscape. The address of the firm and a stylized picture of a queen use the remainder of the space. It is announced that the negative of this photograph is preserved for future orders. This piece was on the upper left of page 8 of the dark red photograph album.Collection
Charles E. Fenwick CollectionDimensions
Dimension Notes
Print Size: 5 5/8" x 3 15/16"Location
Container
Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Box 12AShelf
Rack 07, Shelf 4Rack
Rack 07Wall
West wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ford, MaryPerson or Organization
Latrobe, Arlene Ford