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Drawing

Object number2017.110.12

Artist Unknown

Date1925-1960

MediumPaper; Watercolor paint(?); Pastel(?) or Crayon(?); Charcoal(?); Graphite

Credit LineGift of Gregory Antonelli Sheffer

DescriptionWedding portrait drawing on rectangular paperboard. Life-like facial portraits with less realistic bodies and background. Bride and groom figures are portrayed in front view. Seated groom wears black three-piece suit with white collared shirt and bowtie; he rests his hands on his legs. Bride stands to his left and wears a white wedding dress and veil, she rests her hand on his proper left shoulder. Bride holds a bouquet of white and green "flowers" and groom has similar boutonniere. Background is blue, gray, and brown watercolor(?) with black plant sprigs on proper left midground. Foreground is green with black details.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 20 × 16.063 × 0.063 in. (50.8 × 40.8 × 0.2 cm)
Depth (Due to planar distortion): 0.375 in. (1 cm)
InscriptionsReverse has handwritten text in graphite is largely illegible but appears to be a description of the figures.
Historical NotesPart of a collection of objects related to the Tush store in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Donor Gregory Antonelli Sheffer was renovating the building and found contents from the store in the drop ceiling. The store was listed in the directory for Homestead as both a confectioner and grocer. At some point in the late 1920s, John and Mary Tush opened the store at their home at 1118 Amity Street in Homestead. John had been a steel worker and coal miner in the Baldwin area before he and Mary moved to Homestead with their children Edward and Agnes. Besides starting the store, John is listed as working in the mill. Mary and their daughter Agnes operated the store. A 1945 listing shows that the widowed Mary still operated the store. Mary passed away in 1960 at age 75. Her obituary states that she ran the store for 37 years.

Related person Mary R. Tush (1885 - 1960)

Related person John F. Tush

Related person Agnes Tush

Related person Edward J. Tush

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