Untitled (Three sisters )

Name/Title

Untitled (Three sisters )

Entry/Object ID

2021.259

Description

Three sisters, the two teens holding daguerreotypes and wearing fingerless gloves

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Subject

Untitled (Three sisters with older teen sisters wearing dark fingerless gloves)

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1839 - 1860

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Taped to case exterior

Transcription

Amanda, Matilda / and Nan[...]issa age 5 / taken about 1855

Material/Technique

Paper

Dimensions

Dimension Description

No case cover; back cover only

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: sixth

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Sep 18, 2021

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Oxidation at edge of image/mat with some accretion; otherwise in good condition; gold mat has dark spots overall; no case cover; back cover only; one clasp; not attached to verso cover