Marietta Alboni, Contralto
Artist
Rufus Anson
(American, active 1850s)
Dateca. 1852-1853
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 5/16 inches (11.75 × 19.05 × 0.79 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 4 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 5/16 inches (11.75 × 19.05 × 0.79 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2005.37.124
SignedOn mat recto, lower left corner, stamped: "ANSON";
On mat recto, center, stamped: "589";
On mat recto, lower right corner, stamped: "BROADWAY".
InscribedOn label, attached to plate verso, black type: "Marietta Alboni / (1826-1894) / Italian contralto".
MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper tape, in pencil: "Resealed-Glass cleaned / Plate mark - Anson"
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