Woman's Portrait with Board and Batten House, c. 1902-1906
Description
- Mystery Question
- Where was this house located? Who was the woman in this photo?[Please answer by clicking on the Comments tab]
- Creator
- Carter & Isaac, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This photograph was taken by local photographers Carter & Isaac in the early 20th century. The photo features a woman sitting in front of a house in a rocking chair. A checkered blanket has been thrown over the back of the chair and the woman is wearing a patterned dress and shawl. The woman seems to also be wearing some kind of flowered hat or headpiece.
The board and batten house behind the woman appears to have been painted white or a similar light colour. The windows are surrounded with extra trim, adding some interest to the look of the building. Functional exterior shutters are also featured on the house. A good sized verandah is on the front of the house with fancy brackets attached to the posts. A ladder is lying in the grass behind the woman next to a row of bushes. A picket fence can be see in the background surrounding the property.
The Carter & Isaac company specialized in outdoor photography, focusing on houses and farmsteads in rural Ontario. William Webster Carter was the photographer and traveled by horse and buggy through the countryside with his camera and other equipment. His wife, Bertha Isaac, processed the glass negatives and made prints for sale. Carter & Isaac took photographs in the St. Marys area between 1902 and 1906 and briefly again in 1908.
This image is a contact print made from the original glass plate negative. The contact identifier number can be seen in the bottom corner of the photograph where Carter & Isaac have scratched it into the emulsion. The number is 1118. This photo is part of a collection of photos which appear to have been taken in the northern part of Oxford County. - Notes
- Condition: Very Good - Image is very clear. Tiny chip out of bottom left corner of plate. Minor oxidation along outer edges, concentrated on right edge (2.4cm at widest point). Very few scratched on surface, longest in lower right quadrant (8cm in length). Tiny spot of emulsion loss in upper right corner (<1cm). Emulsion wear along left edge (Area approx. 12cm in length).
- Dimensions
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Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 16.5 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 21.5cm
Image Height: 16.5cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- CI 1118
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum Photo Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Donor
- Robert and Margaret Mountain, 1996
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "Woman's Portrait with Board and Batten House, c. 1902-1906", St. Marys Museum, CI 1118.
- Location of Original
- R. Lorne Eedy Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction. High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
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