Lucretia Mott

Artist Samuel Broadbent (American, 1810 - 1880)

Dateca. 1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 inches (11.75 × 19.05 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 3 11/16 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 9.37 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.12

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "PLATE MFG'S MARK (RINHART 2) UPPER R CORNER / REGLAZED, SEALED W/FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 5-26-2005 GSW"

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DescriptionImage of a seated woman with arms crossed in her lap. She wears a thin bonnet and a shawl draped over her shoulders. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a brown leather case with blue embossed liner. The case is adorned with a floral motif.

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