Accession Number

2022.006.011

Description

One sepia-toned studio photograph on thick mat paper depicting a woman standing beside a table, her hand resting on a book on top of the table. She is wearing a very long lightly coloured dress with short sleeves, the bodice with embroidered flowers and small openings resembling leaves, the wide waist band of a slightly different colour. She wears a necklace and there is a flower in her hair. At the lower right side of the paper is the following embossed wording: "Kimball, Concord, N.H." There are no other marks on the photograph.

Narrative

According to the donor, the woman in this photograph might be Elizabeth Georgina Harvey (1873-1928).  She does not strongly resemble other known photographs of Elizabeth Georgina Harvey. It is more likely that she is Elizabeth Agnes Kirk (b.18 December 1904), daughter of Elizabeth Georgina Harvey. The photograph was apparently taken in Concord, New Hampshire, USA.

History of Use

The donor of this photograph is a great great grandson of Robert and Joan Olive Dunsmuir. This photograph was used by his family on Vancouver Island in England and Scotland before it was donated to The Castle Society in 2022.

Date

circa 1922

Dimensions

25.4 x 19.2 cm

Country of Origin

United States of America