Portrait of nude woman with veil
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Mat: 5 1/8 × 4 5/16 inches (13.03 × 10.95 cm)
Mat: 5 1/8 × 4 5/16 inches (13.03 × 10.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.350
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn backing paper on plate verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "#34"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionHand-colored Image of a nude woman wearing a long sheer veil; she holds the veil on her forehead with one hand while the other hand holds a small mirror that she gazes into. She is adorned with earrings, a ring, a necklace, and a bracelet - all of which have punched details for the jewels making them appear to shine. This quarter plate uncased daguerreotype is housed in a white paper mat which is a traditional British style housing.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
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Baron Louis-Adolphe Humbert de Molard
September 15, 1846
2017.44.8
