Ellen Harris Young

Artist John Adams Whipple (American, 1822 - 1891)

Dateca. 1849-1852

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 3/8 × 3/8 inches (15.24 × 23.81 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 inches (15.24 × 11.75 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.595

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DescriptionImage of a woman (Ellen Harris Young) seated in an ornately carved wood and upholstered chair. She's wearing a long dark dress with lace around the neckline and wrists. Her hair is parted in the center and pulled back to cover her ears. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of a pebbled brown case with a dark red velvet liner.

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