Portrait of a Woman
Artist
Fredricks & Weeks
(American, 1823 - 1894 (Charles D. Fredricks); American, active 1840s - 1850s (Alexander Weeks))
Dateca. 1846-54
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsOpen: 3 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches (9.21 x 16.51 cm)
Plate (sixth): 3 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 3/4 inches (9.21 x 8.26 x 1.91 cm)
Plate (sixth): 3 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 3/4 inches (9.21 x 8.26 x 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2012.28.3
InscribedOn front of mount, lower left, embossed “ELECTROTYPO”
On front of mount, lower right, embossed “FREDRICKS E WEEKS”
On paper backing/back of mount, upper left, pencil “Opened Original Seal / Changed Original Cover Glass / Electroplated / No Hallmark”
On paper backing/back of mount, lower right, pencil “May 1988”
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