Portrait of a Woman

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (tray): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 3/8 inches (9.21 × 7.94 × 0.95 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.104

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DescriptionImage of a seated woman wearing a patterned dress with a bonnet that is tied under her chin. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside the back tray that has a maroon leather covering embossed with a bird and grapevine variant motif.

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