The Doty Sisters

Artist Samuel Root (American, 1819 - 1889)

Dateca. 1852-1854

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Case (open): 7 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 1/2 inches (19.69 × 12.07 × 1.27 cm)
Case (closed): 4 × 4 3/4 × 5/8 inches (10.16 × 12.07 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.9

SignedEmbossed on mat recto, lower right: "S. ROOT 368 BROADWAY - N.Y."

InscribedHandwritten note in tray behind plate, in black pen: "Aunt Sue + Aunt Belle / Doty."

MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "NO PLATE MFGS. MARKS / REGLAZED, SEALED W/FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 5-26-2005 GSW / 598-2-99".

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DescriptionImage of two young women seated next to one another wearing dresses and bonnets that tie under their chins. Their cheeks are colored a rosy hue. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of an unusual red velvet case with a colored illustration and side clasp.Published References

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"New-York City: Trial of Wm. M. Doty for Perjury," New York Times (February 16, 1853): 6; "The Doty Trial Concluded," New York Times (March 4, 1853): 8.

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