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Anne M. Wistar's room at Howard Comfort's. Anne at desk [graphic].
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title
Anne M. Wistar's room at Howard Comfort's. Anne at desk [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1888
Date
February 16, 1888
Physical Description
1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description
Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' second cousin Anne Morris Wistar seated at a desk in a richly decorated interior in the residence of her brother-in-law Howard Comfort. Photographs decorate the desk, dresser, mirror and walls. Other decorations include fans, hats, scarves and a floral wallpaper. Wistar wears a high-necked dress with a bustle.
Notes
Time: 5:45
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject
Wistar, Anne Morris, 1862-1918 -- Portraits.
Comfort, Howard, 1850-1912 -- Homes and haunts.
Bedrooms -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Fashion.
Women.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Genre
Glass negatives.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1257]
Accession number
P.9895.1257
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Marriott C. Morris Collection Negatives
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