Catherine, Hannah and Elizabeth Biddle group portrait, 1890
Permanent ID:
6134Date:
circa 1890Image Description:
Image: Two seated women with a third standing behind, all with white hair and bonnets, all wearing dark dresses. Preserver: Simple brass oval. Mat: Oval, plum velvet. Case: Leather-covered wood-frame, plain (unembossed) with gilded edge trim both exterior and interior, with a burgundy moiré cushion.Inscription:
(ink on paper): The Three Biddle Aunts. E's great-great- / great Aunts, who lived at 1812 So. / Rittenhouse Square - / Catherine, who founded St. Lukes. Kensington / Hannah, who started the 1st Day Nursery in / Phila. / Elizabeth who founded St. Barnabas, [illegible] Kensington (Note adhered to inside of case)(ink on tape): CATHERINE, / HANNAH, & / ELIZABETH / BIDDLE (Note inscribed on tape applied to exterior of case)
(gilding on silk): [illegible] / ALGIER / [illegible] ST HONORÉ (On case cushion, beneath enclosed note)
Format:
Gelatin Silver PrintDimensions:
Width: 5.0 cm, Height: 6.9 cm (image)Width: 1 31/32 in, Height: 2 23/32 in (image)
Width: 7.7 cm, Height: 9.9 cm, Depth: 1.9 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/32 in, Height: 3 7/8 in, Depth: 3/4 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypesRelated People or Organizations:
Biddle, Catherine (depicted)Biddle, Hannah (depicted)
Biddle, Elizabeth (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]