Portrait of a woman in shawl
Artist
Unknown
Date1847
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (three quarter): 6 × 4 1/2 inches (15.24 × 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 8 × 13 1/8 × 3/8 inches (20.32 × 33.34 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 8 × 6 1/2 × 5/8 inches (20.32 × 16.51 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 8 × 13 1/8 × 3/8 inches (20.32 × 33.34 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 8 × 6 1/2 × 5/8 inches (20.32 × 16.51 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2010.18.44
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, etched: "47";
On plate verso, center, etched: "641".
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DescriptionHand-colored studio portrait of a seated woman with arms crossed in her lap and holding a small white flower, her head is turned slightly to the left. She wears a dark off the shoulder gown with a shawl which is elaborately colored. This three-quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of an unadorned pebbled leather case with a burgundy velvet liner.
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