Her Thumb

Her Thumb

Barbara Allen, a niece of Frances and Mary, sucks her thumb: a childhood domestic scene captured by the Allen Sisters of Deerfield, Massachusetts.  (1.) 

  1. Barbara Allen: 1902-1931. This site had originally speculated subject was Eunice Allen, Barbara’s older sister. With thanks to Ray Radigan, Curator & Assistant Director at Deerfield’s Memorial Hall Museum, for providing the correct identification.

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Image Dimensions12.5 x 9.9 cm

Print Notes

Recto:  Surface loss to area outside face; edge losses; 1905 date subjective: based on known birth year of Barbara Allen.

Verso: Titled in graphite Her Thumb 35;  lower margin: black ink stamp: FRANCES and MARY ALLEN. DEERFIELD, MASS. All Rights Reserved.

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Purchased for this archive in February, 2024 from online seller in Cheyenne, Wyoming.