Jerusha Forbes Holding a Daguerreotype

Dateca. 1848-1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 5/16 × 5/16 inches (9.21 × 16.03 × 0.79 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (9.21 × 7.94 × 1.27 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.44

Signednone

InscribedInside case, on paper label adhered to silk liner, top, in black pen: "Jerusha Forbes."; On case, on paper label adhered to side of case near clasp, in black pen: "Jerusha Forbes".

MarkingsOn plate verso, modern paper seal, in pencil: "NO PLATE MFG'S MARKS / 100% RAG BOARD SPACER INSTALLED BETWEEN PLATE & MAT, REGLAZED SEALED W/FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE, 9-20-2005 GSW"

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DescriptionImage of a young woman with her arms folded, wearing a dark-colored dress and holding a daguerreotype in her left hand. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat with an embossed acorn and oak leaf motif inside of a case with The Grecian Urn motif, a pink silk liner, and handwritten labels identifying the sitter.

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