Portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Whipple

Artist John Adams Whipple (American, 1822 - 1891)

Date1856

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (8.26 x 6.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4620

InscribedInscription Signed in artist's hand "July 21, 1856, Mrs. E. Whipple, front face the same day." Back of plate

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Description1/6 plate daguerreotype portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Whipple in profile; housed in half leather case; inscribed in pencil on back of plate: "July 21, 1856, Mrs. E. Whipple, front face the same day."

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