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Portrait of Unidentified Womancirca 1845-1850

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Daguerreotype portrait of a seated white woman in a dark dress with white lace collar and bead necklace, facing the camera directly, sepia-toned with octagonal gold mat
Daguerreotype portrait in an open leather case with red silk lining; woman in dark dress with white lace collar and pendant necklace, seated facing forward, arms resting at her sides, set in a gilt octagonal mat.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Portrait of Unidentified Woman
Date Made
circa 1845-1850
Medium
Daguerreotype (1/6 plate) hand-colored with octagonal brass mat
Dimensions
Image (sight): 2 5/8 × 2 1/8 in. (6.67 × 5.4 cm) Primary support (sight): 2 5/8 × 2 1/8 in. (6.67 × 5.4 cm) Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 in. (9.21 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm) Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 3/16 × 5/8 in. (9.21 × 8.1 × 1.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jack Shear
Accession Number
M.91.287.7
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography