Harvard Art Museums > 3.2002.150: Charity, Children: United States. New York. Pleasantville. Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society: Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Orphan Asylum, Pleasantville, New York Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Charity, Children: United States. New York. Pleasantville. Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society: Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Orphan Asylum, Pleasantville, New York (Wolfson) , 3.2002.150,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/159556. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 3.2002.150 People Wolfson, American Title Charity, Children: United States. New York. Pleasantville. Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society: Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Orphan Asylum, Pleasantville, New York Other Titles Series/Book Title: Social Museum Collection Classification Photographs Work Type display board Date c. 1900 Places Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, Pleasantville Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/159556 Physical Descriptions Technique Gelatin silver print Dimensions mount: 35.5 x 55.9 cm (14 x 22 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Orphan Asylum; through Dr. Ludwig Bernstein to the Social Museum, Harvard University, by July 1916 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Social Museum Collection Accession Year 2011 Object Number 3.2002.150 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Subjects and Contexts The Social Museum Collection Related Works 3.2002.150.2 Wolfson Charity, Children: United States. New York. Pleasantville. Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society: Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Orphan Asylum, Pleasantville, New York: The advanced dressmaking class where the older girls make, not only their own, but their "little sisters" dresses. Photographs 3.2002.150.1 Wolfson Charity, Children: United States. New York. Pleasantville. Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society: Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Orphan Asylum, Pleasantville, New York: The girls learn to sew at the age of eight by hand, and advance by easy stages to the use of the sewing machine. Photographs Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
