Portrait of a woman
Artist
J. Spencer Olds
(American, active 1850s - 1860s)
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (10.8 x 8.26 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4743
SignedSigned on plate recto, lower left corner, etched: "J.S. Olds"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
On View
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DescriptionImage of woman seated in oranately carved wooden chair with upholstered back. She’s wearing a long-sleeved dress with a lace collar and brooch. He hair is parted in the center, and pinned up in the back so that it extends over her ears in thick rolls. Her right arm rests on a small table beside the chair. This quarter plate uncased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat with preserver.
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2009.47.4
