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Portrait of Élizabeth Arsenault
Information about the object
Historical period
c. 1910
Dimensions
Height: 50.80 cm. Width: 40.50 cm.
Classification
Fine arts -- Photography
Accession number
1980.F.48
Division
Iconography -- Means of expression -- Photography
Collection
Juliette Gauthier Barette
Donor
Juliette Gauthier Barette
Category/theme
Description of the object
The photograph is retouched with black charcoal pencil and covered with plastic by Ms. Barette.
Value of the item
The object bears witness to the life of Elizabeth Arsenault (1832-1909), a person of Acadian origin from Bonaventure, who married Jean-Baptiste Bourdages, known as "Jim," on November 24, 1855. According to the transcription on the back of the image, she was Jim Bourdages' first wife. According to their marriage certificate, Jean-Baptiste was a farmer.
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