Print, Photographic

Date:

1920-1931

Dimensions:

Print Size: 4.25 x 2.5

Description:

This black and white photograph depicts Sister Blanche Gardner sitting on the front steps of the Trustees Building with Dewey the Dog. Blanche Gardner sits on the edge of the porch, with her feet on the top granite step. She is dressed in a dark dress with dark bertha that has laced stripes. Her bonnet is transparent. She holds some kind of food in her right hand (perhaps a dog treat). She is looking at Dewey, who sits to her left, and has his left paw resting on top of her right hand. He's staring intently at the object in her left hand. Dewey has on a collar with diamond shaped objects on the side (they are either part of the design OR tags). There is a large boot scraper on the edge of the step and curtains hanging in the open windows of the building.

Provenance:

This photograph album is labeled "Photographs" in gold on the black cover. It measure 7 x 10 inches. There are no captions, but a few of the photographs have brief inscriptions on the back. The pages are brown; each has three window openings, one vertical and two horizontal. The edges of the windows are dark brown. The album was found in the Trustees' Building and was given to the CSV Archives by Eldress Bertha Lindsay.

Subjects:

Trustees Building, Dogs, Boot Scraper, Dog Treats, Food, Curtains, Dresses, Berthas

People:

Dewey the Dog, Gardner, Blanche Lillian

Place of Origin:

New Hampshire/East Canterbury/Shaker Village/Trustees' Building/Southeast Porch

Collection Name:

Canterbury Photograph Collection

Item Number:

12-p161

Type of Material:

Photographs

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Canterbury Shaker Village

Participating Organization:

Canterbury Shaker Village