Object Record
Images
Metadata
Accession # |
AC2000.4.1.02 |
Item Name |
Drawing Frame, Picture Photograph, Enhanced |
Description |
Enhanced photograph (.01) by an unidentified, likely Canadian, artist, ca. 1895; it is a portrait of twins "Wilhelmina and Helen Jones, age 1, of Elora"; the charcoal portrait depicts the twins seated side by side on the grass, wearing light-toned summer dresses; neutral dark background with suggestion of a tree behind them at right. Mounted in a wooden frame (.02) painted cream [or originally white] with moulded central portion with acanthus leaf design painted gold, as is the inner line of frame. E729 |
Date |
Circa 1895 |
Provenance |
Helen Elmslie Jones and Wilhelmina Scott Jones were born 14 February 1894 to John Jones (1852-1942) and wife Martha Scott (1860-1948). Identical twins, they grew up on the family farm at Lot 15, Concession 3 west of the Grand River in Pilkington Township, with their siblings Bessie (1891-1980) and Gordon (1895-1953). Wilhelmina, known as "Winnie", graduated from St. John's School of Nursing in Toronto in 1922. |
Person \ Organization |
Jones, Bessie Jones, Gordon Jones, Helen Jones, John Jones, Martha Jones, Wilhelmina Scott, Martha St. John's School of Nursing |
Place |
Canada Elora Pilkington Twp. Toronto |
Year Range from |
1894 |
Year Range to |
1896 |
Art number |
Art 755 |
Creator \ Maker |
Unknown |
Subjects |
Children Portrait |
Makers mark |
See "Notes & Legal" |
Title (art only) |
Untitled |
Art Image size |
Approx. 52.5 (h) x 44 (w) cm |
Art Frame size |
74.2 (h) x 63.3 (w) x 3 (d) cm |