Portrait of a woman
Artist
Henry E. Insley
(American, 1811 - 1894)
Dateca. 1844-1846
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 3/8 inches (9.22 × 16.51 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.22 × 7.95 × 1.6 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 3/8 inches (9.22 × 16.51 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.22 × 7.95 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Keith F. Davis
Object number2017.27.2
SignedEmbossed on brass mat, bottom: "INSLEY"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionPortrait of seated woman wearing darkly colored dress with her hair parted in the center and a sheer bonnet tied under her chin. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in brass mat without preserver inside brown leather case with floral motif and red velvet liner.ProvenanceKeith F. Davis, Sheridan, WY;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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