Portrait of a Young Woman

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Portrait of a Young Woman

Entry/Object ID

2020.405

Description

miniature oval portrait, wearing ribbons in hair, has dimple in chin; image attached to 4 x 2 1/2 card

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Tintype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Nichols, W .L.

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1860

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

newspaper attached to verso of card "Gem miniature, By the Doz. In Fifteen Minutes, Without Cards six for 45 Cents, or 75 Cents per Dozen,From 20 to 25 Cents pr. doz. extra with Cards, At W.L. NICHOLS' Gallery, corner Main and Broadway, over the Hat Store, Aurora, Ills."; sticker "2047-6-42. Rare size 28.00" close 1/16th plate size

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Width

3/4 in

Depth

1/16 in

Dimension Notes

Format: oval

Condition

Notes

Image in excellent condition, card stained and worn around edges