Untitled (Painting of a Woman)

Name/Title

Untitled (Painting of a Woman)

Entry/Object ID

2022.194

Description

A daguerreotype of a painting of a woman, bust length, wearing a white crenellated lace cap and tie. 1700's period

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1850

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Sixth; 3 x 3-1/2 inches; entire unit approximately half-plate size.

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 20, 2022

Examined By

Jacqueline Cabrera

Notes

Brass preserver intact; glass corrosion, residue; plate/image heavily tarnished, staining on outer edge; oval, housed in Passe-Partout black case with gold spacer.