Portrait of a Young Woman

Name/Title

Portrait of a Young Woman

Entry/Object ID

2020.275

Description

seated in ornate high back chair, hair pulled back over ears and worn in braided bun, holding a fan, wearing a black dress with white lace collar and cuffs, also wearing white gloves

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

inscribed in pen on piece of paper pinned to velvet "Mama's Aunt Jenny Mary Jane Bayley Mrs. Edwin Moore"

Dimensions

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

11/16 in

Dimension Notes

Format: oval Plate size: sixth

Condition

Notes

Case: clasp no longer functional overall good condition