Portrait of a woman
Artist
Henry Fitz Jr.
(American, 1808 - 1863)
Dateca. 1840-1842
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (ninth): 2 3/4 × 2 1/4 inches (6.99 × 5.72 cm)
Case (open): 3 1/16 × 5 3/16 × 1/4 inches (7.78 × 13.18 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/16 × 2 5/8 × 1/2 inches (7.78 × 6.67 × 1.27 cm)
Case (open): 3 1/16 × 5 3/16 × 1/4 inches (7.78 × 13.18 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/16 × 2 5/8 × 1/2 inches (7.78 × 6.67 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund
Object number2021.25.7
SignedOn mat recto, bottom, stamped: "H. FITZ JR FECIT BALT"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a woman with curled hair wearing a dress with a wide lace collar. This ninth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a brown plain leather side-opening case with a dark brown patterned fabric liner.
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