Portrait of Elderly Couple, woman with palsy
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 inches (12.07 x 9.84 x 1.91 cm)
Open: 4 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches (12.07 x 19.37 cm)
Open: 4 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches (12.07 x 19.37 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2011.76.1
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of older man and elderly woman who is palsied sitting in chairs; an outside hand from someone is placed atop the woman’s head to steady her during the exposure; there is a white haze at bottom (some sort of vignetting) across bottom.Case: Leather case; brass mat; red velvet liner
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Kajikawa
19th century
F58-26/10
