Portrait of a Woman

Name/Title

Portrait of a Woman

Entry/Object ID

2020.463

Description

seated in ornate high backed chair, left arm resting on table, hair pulled back over ears, wearing black dress with white lack shirt underneath, holding white lace handkerchief

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gurney, J.

Role

Photographer

Studio

349 Broadway

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

stamped into BRC of metal "J. GURNEY 349 BROADWAY"

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Depth

1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Format: oval Plate size: half

Condition

Notes

no case Image: slight oxidation around edges, light scratches on bottom