Diptych: Two Women and Two Women

Name/Title

Diptych: Two Women and Two Women

Entry/Object ID

2022.257

Description

Two images of two young women each. Left image: first woman wears large plaid print dress, second in black dress. Second image: first woman wears print dress, second a large plaid print dress.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist

Adolph Newman & Son

Date made

1862

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Verso

Transcription

ADOLPH NEWMAN & SON / Fine Art Dealers / 1704 Chestnut Street Philadelphia / 1862 [handwritten]

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed dimensions

Height

5-1/4 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Depth

1 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Quarter; approximately 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 inches

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 21, 2022

Examined By

Jacqueline Cabrera

Notes

Early plastic over wood double image frame, oval gold mats with rectangle gold liner; brass preserver intact; glass scratches, abrasions, pitting; plate/image light oxidation; glue residue is visible on left image; right image gold tint on jewelry