Portrait of a Man and a Woman

Name/Title

Portrait of a Man and a Woman

Entry/Object ID

2020.395

Description

couple seated next to each other, man has arm around man, man has short hair and large ears, woman is wearing black dress with a white lace collar and cuffs, also wearing black lace gloves (with no fingertips) and a cross necklace, holding a white handkerchief

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Holmes, Booth & Haydens

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1855

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

typed on paper underneath image "HOLMES, BOOTH & HAYDENS' Daguerreotype Photographic and Ambrotype Goods, of every description"

Dimensions

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

3-5/16 in

Depth

15/16 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: sixth

Condition

Notes

overall good condition, Image: faded, slight oxidation at edges