Portrait of an Elderly Woman

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Portrait of an Elderly Woman

Entry/Object ID

2020.377

Description

puffy face, seated in chair, left arm resting on empty chair facing opposite direction, wearing a black dress and a white bonnet with flowers on it

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1840

Dimensions

Height

3-13/16 in

Width

3-3/8 in

Depth

5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: sixth

Condition

Notes

overall good condition, Image: beginning to fade