Photograph

Mrs. Clara Church, wife of Lucius Church: Photograph of Mrs. Clara Church, wife of Lucius Church
Mrs. Clara Church, wife of Lucius Church

Photograph of Mrs. Clara Church, wife of Lucius Church

Name/Title

Photograph

Entry/Object ID

1981.120.0001

Description

Cabinet card photograph of Mrs. Clara Church, wife of Lucius Church. She is an older woman with grey hair which has been pulled back. Her dress is black and has puffed shoulders, and there is a bar brooch at her neck. The photograph is a studio portrait, and it has a keyhole vignette, so her bust is floating in the middle of the cabinet card. At the bottom of the cabinet card has photographer's information - "DeWall" and "Turner, Ill."

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Subject

Clara Church

Subject Person or Organization

Church, Clara

Collection

Permanent Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

DeWall

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1895

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Place

City

West Chicago

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

From the style, it appears to have been made in the 1890s or even 1900. West Chicago changed its name in 1896.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Photograph, Cabinet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects