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Maker(s):Allen, Frances; Allen, Mary
Culture:American
Title:Taking Tea
Date Made:ca. 1900
Type:Photograph
Materials:paper,
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Deerfield
Measurements:Overall: 6 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 16.5 cm x 21.6 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2014.7.1
Credit Line:Hall and Kate Peterson Fund for Paintings, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Photograph of two women dressed in colonial revival clothing in a nostalgic setting evoking tea drinking. The photograph is part of a series of domestic colonial revival photographs the sisters took under the heading "Miss Fidelia's Story" depicting a mid-19th century visit between two women. The photographs were exhibited during the 1901 Old Home Week exhibition in town. On the back is written in pencil the title of the photograph and "75 [cents]." On the bottom of the back is stamped "FRANCES and MARY ALLEN/ DEERFIELD, MASS./ All rights reserved." Image dimensions 6.375" x 8.375"

Tags:
women artists

Subjects:
Women artists

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