Portrait of Annie M. Collins
Attributed to
David C. Collins
(American, 1825 - 1909)
Date1847
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate: 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (10.8 x 8.26 cm)
Case: 4 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches (11.76 x 19.69 cm)
Case: 4 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches (11.76 x 19.69 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2006.44.3
InscribedWritten in period hand on verso of plate: "11 years old / Anne M. Collins / 1847."
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionQuarter-plate daguerreotype presenting a young girl standing full length and leaning on a column. The girl has her right hand positioned at her throat and is holding up part of her skirt with the other hand, revealing pantaloon legs. Daguerreotype case
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David C. Collins
ca. 1850
2010.35.41
