Peach-pit bracelet with daguerreotype portrait
Artist
Unknown
Date1855
MediumDaguerreotype with mixed media
DimensionsImage: 1/2 × 3/8 inches (1.27 × 0.95 cm)
Bracelet: 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 1/4 inches (1.91 × 14.61 × 0.64 cm)
Bracelet: 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 1/4 inches (1.91 × 14.61 × 0.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2014.45.39
Signednone
InscribedInscribed on back of clasp, center, etched: "Amanda / Jan 12 1855"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionDaguerreotype portrait of a woman housed in tiny gold frame and attached to bracelet with velvet band woven through peach pit slices.
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