Carte-de-visite of possibly Catherine Manser Stow, ca. 1862
Item
Title
Carte-de-visite of possibly Catherine Manser Stow, ca. 1862
Subject
Description
According to the family, Belle Dufour Stepleton, Catharine's granddaughter, identified this photo, but we're not absolutely certain that she is correct. If it is Catharine, she is not wearing her spectacles, and would appear to be in her late 60s or early 70s. Catharine attained the age of 70 in 1881. Both the clothing and the stye of the image appear to date from an earlier era, so we have to consider that Judith Hyde Manser (d. 1871), Livia Hayward Stow (d. 1858), or someone else could be the subject, and that this carte-de-visite may have been copied from an earlier cased image (daguerreotype, tintype, or ambrotype). There is a good chance it isn't Livia Stow as she died before the invention of carte-de-visites."
Creator
Source
Stow Family Photograph Collection - The Filson Historical Society
Date
Relation
Mss./A/S891
Type
Identifier
018PC4.08
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Carte-de-visite of possibly Catherine Manser Stow, ca. 1862,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 25, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2752.