Portrait of an Elderly Woman

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Portrait of an Elderly Woman

Entry/Object ID

2020.392

Description

seated, has dark hair, wrinkled hands, wearing white ruffled bonnet, also wearing a white dress and a black overcoat

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Reed, W. A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1840

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

stamped into metal "W.A. REED QUINCY ILL."

Dimensions

Height

3-15/16 in

Width

3-7/16 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: sixth

Accessories

Accessory

Case

Notes

case in book format, mother of pearl on cover

Condition

Notes

Case: clasp no longer functional, sticker residue on verso of case overall good condition, Image: slightly oxidation around edges