Portrait of a Woman

Name/Title

Portrait of a Woman

Entry/Object ID

2020.413

Description

seated, dark hair parted in middle, wearing white bonnet and a black dress also wearing gray shawl over shoulders and black gloves

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1840

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

sticker on verso of case "#0011 C-A Auction 9-1974 at cleaned 1840S"

Dimensions

Height

4-5/8 in

Width

3-5/8 in

Depth

7/16 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: quarter

Condition

Notes

Image: faded; Case: cover missing, left side cracked