A: Portrait of Mrs.Elizabeth Mann Whipple and daughter
B: Portrait of Mrs.Elizabeth Mann Whipple

Artist John Adams Whipple (American, 1822 - 1891)

Dateca. 1850-1855

MediumDaguerreotype

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

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4612.A,B

InscribedInscription "L.C. Bales' great grandmother Elizabeth Mann Whipple & her first-born child... Enclosure Note Description: Full inscription: "L.C. Bales' great grandmother Elizabeth Mann Whipple & her first-born child "Mattie Lizzie" (Martha Elizabeth)."

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DescriptionTwo 1/6 plate daguerreotypes housed in a single case. Note accompanies this image of the artist's wife and first-born daughter: "L.C. Bales' great grandmother Elizabeth Mann Whipple & her first-born child "Mattie Lizzie" (Martha Elizabeth)." Other image is of the artist's wife by herself.

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