Two women on horseback
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1850-1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (13.97 x 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/2 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.13 × 15.24 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 6 × 3/4 inches (11.75 × 15.24 × 1.91 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/2 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.13 × 15.24 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 6 × 3/4 inches (11.75 × 15.24 × 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2005.37.21
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
On View
Not on viewGallery Location
- L10
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DescriptionImage of two women astride light-colored horses posed in front of a building or house. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of a decorative wooden case with an embossed dark blue velvet liner.Gallery LabelHorses and horse-drawn carriages were relatively common subjects in outdoor daguerreotype scenes. This image is a beautifully posed double portrait of two white steeds and their female riders. The well-groomed horses, whose handsome appearances take center stage, overshadow their human companions.
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