Portrait of an Elderly Woman

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Portrait of an Elderly Woman

Entry/Object ID

2020.363

Description

gray hair, wearing a black dress with a white neckline

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1840

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

inscribed in pencil on a loose piece of paper "Grandmother Haskell"

Dimensions

Height

3-11/16 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: sixth

Condition

Notes

Case: hinge has been repaired, satin stained and faded Image: oxidized around edges