Zerujah Collins Jessup
Artist
David C. Collins
(American, 1825 - 1909)
Artist
Thomas P. Collins
(American, 1823 - 1873)
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (8.26 x 6.99 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2010.35.40
Signednone
InscribedOn paper tape on plate verso, right edge, in pencil: "Mrs. Jessup";
Small attached label in period hand reads: "Zerujah Collins Jessup / sister of Simeon" - [As of 2021 this label is no longer with the daguerreotype.]
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of an older woman in a dark long sleeved dress with pleating at the waist and a white collar. She's wearing a white bonnet which is tied under her chin. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a simple brass mat with rounded corners.
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David C. Collins
ca. 1850
2010.35.41
