Denman, Charlotte Edwards (1861-1950) (2 of 3)
/Bushnell Studio’s Portrait Photograph of Charlotte Edwards Denman
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer/Studio: Bushnell Studio, San Francisco and Oakland, California
THE SITTER:
Name: Charlotte Edwards Denman
Description: Charlotte Edwards Denman is wearing what may be a bolero vest. As was fashionable in the 1890s, it has extremely large, flounced sleeves and ruffled borders. She wears a scarf which encircles her neck and has been tied in a bow at the nape of her neck. Her hair is parted in the middle, with short, curly bangs. The hair from the back of her head has been pulled up into a bun.
Biographical Note: Charlotte Edwards Denman was a president of the Petaluma Woman’s Club and a long-standing President of St. John’s Episcopal Church’s Women’s Auxiliary. She lived at 641 D Street in Petaluma.
Family Affiliation: Charlotte Edwards Denman was married to Petaluma banker, Frank Hardenburgh Denman (1856-1955).
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 27 x 21.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: The horizontal format of this cabinet card may have been dictated by the width of the the sitter’s sleeve caps. The portrait is surrounded by a horizontal oval and has been placed on a dark cabinet card. The photographer’s imprint appears in the bottom left corner in white script on a diagonal alignment.
Description, back: Handwritten in print in black ink along the top right edge of the card is, “Aunt Lottie”. Below this, handwritten in print in pencil is, “Charlotte Edwards Denman”. Below that in cursive in pencil is, “Mrs. Frank Denman”. In the upper left corner handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Charlotte E. Denman”. A sheet of paper has been taped to the back of this cabinet card. It appears to have been placed in 1991 when the portrait was accessioned. It identifies the sitter as Charlotte Edwards Denman (Mrs. Frank).
Date: Denman's sleeves and the format date this photo to the 1890s.
Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-X-10
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