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Elizabeth Sewall Willis Wells and Mrs. Phineas Wells Playing Chess
Elizabeth Sewall Willis Wells and Mrs. Phineas Wells Playing Chess

Elizabeth Sewall Willis Wells and Mrs. Phineas Wells Playing Chess

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1848-1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case: 5 7/8 × 4 5/8 × 3/8 inches (14.92 × 11.75 × 0.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.592
Signednone
InscribedNote taped to back of case, in pen: "I herewith bequeath to the Louisa May / Alcott memorial association at Orchard / House, Concord, Massachusetts, this / daguerreotype of my Grandmother, / Elizabeth Sewall Willis Wells (the daugh- / ter of Elizabeth Sewall May Willis) play / ing chess with her sister-in-law, Mrs. / Phineas Wells. The left hand figure is my / Grandmother."
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DescriptionImage of two women seated across the table from one another as they play chess. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed and in a brass mat and includes a period note that identifies the subjects.
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