Bartelt, Catherine Petersen (b. 1865)(1 of 3)
/John George Hucks’ Portrait Photograph of Catherine Petersen Bartelt
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: John George Hucks (1848-1915)
Studio Location: New York Gallery, 25 Third St., San Francisco, CA
THE SITTER:
Name: Catherine Petersen Bartelt. This portrait may have been taken when the sitter was known by her maiden name, Peterson.
Description: In this portrait, Catherine Petersen Bartelt stands beside a studio prop with her left hand resting on its top surface. With a hypnotic, unfocused gaze, she looks off into the distance. She wears a tightly corseted Basque, front-buttoned jacket and matching skirt with a top diagonal drape. Both are trimmed in black fabric. Upon her breast lays a fringed scarf placed horizontally. Her hair is center-parted and pulled tightly to the back of her head.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation: Catherine Peterson Bartelt was the wife of Herman C. Bartelt and the mother of Sophie Bartelt Vonsen (Mrs. George Vonsen).
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 16 cm
Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description front: Along the bottom edge of this card is the photographer’s imprint.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in blue ink along the left top edge of the card is, “(my Mother)” and “Catherine Petersen”. Along the left bottom of the card is written in the same hand, “Sophie” and “Mrs. George Vonsen”.
Date: John George Hucks’ New York Gallery was in operation at 25 Third Street in San Francisco between 1885 and 1890.
Condition: The top edge of the front of this card has been abraded.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-31
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