Medallion of a Young Woman

Artist Southworth & Hawes (American, active 1843-1861; Albert Sands Southworth, 1811-1894; Josiah Johnson Hawes, 1808-1901)

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (Whole): 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches (21.59 × 16.51 cm)
Case (closed): 10 × 8 × 3/4 inches (25.4 × 20.32 × 1.91 cm)
Case (open): 10 × 16 3/8 × 1/2 inches (25.4 × 41.59 × 1.27 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2025.41.2

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DescriptionImages of a young woman in various profiles wearing an off-the-shoulder dress; her hair is parted in the center and covers her ears. The center portrait is the largest with eight smaller images surrounding it. This full plate cased daguerreotype is housed in of a brown pebbled leather case with an oval brass mat and a burgundy velvet liner.

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