Young Woman with Floral Necklace

Dateca. 1846-1848

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 5/8 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.83 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.75

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "Plate Mark #21 Rinhart [image] 40 Medium weight plate corners 45 angles Plate Bent downward All four sides Plate holder marks are diagonal corners Retaped 9/8/89 D.A.W. Exter, N.H."

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DescriptionHand-colored image of a young woman wearing a striped dress with shawl and floral necklace; her hair in ringlets. She holds a small bouquet of flowers. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a full leather case with a green felt cover that has a gold emblem in the center and a red silk liner inside.

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