Untitled (Elderly Woman in White Cap)

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Untitled (Elderly Woman in White Cap)

Entry/Object ID

2021.548

Description

She sits on floral cloth covered table with her hand on a book. She wears black fingerless lace gloves (per collector)

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Subject

Old woman in white lace cap

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1839 - 1860

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Height

4-3/4 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: quarter

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 27, 2021

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Case: black, wood covered with tooled leather, floral; Liner: red velvet; Brass preserver: intact: Brass mat: mild corrosion spots; Spinal tape: Black; Plate/Image: blue-black opaque staining on outer edge; Additional terms: abrasions; Clasps: two intact; Image: apparent good condition