Portrait of Margaret Mann

Former TitleMargaret Mann

Artist John Adams Whipple (American, 1822 - 1891)

Dateca. 1850-1855

MediumDaguerreotype

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

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4601

InscribedNotations "Great Aunt Margaret Mann (Mrs. T.O. Rice). Won Boston medal 1829... Paper and pen/pencil

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Description1/6 plate daguerreotype of a woman in 3/4 profile; housed in full black push-button case; with accompanying note: "Great Aunt Margaret Mann (Mrs. T.O. Rice). Won Boston medal 1829 for superior scholarship."

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