Untitled (Woman)

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Untitled (Woman)

Entry/Object ID

2022.212

Description

An older woman is seated her right arm draped over a chair. She wears hair coils and a long "necessaire" chain. French.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist

Louise Philippe

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

ink

Location

Verso

Language

French

Translation

Portrait of a woman.......model very remarkable in the figure and the hands

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Mat only

Height

6 in

Width

5 in

Depth

1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Third (European); approximately 5 x 4-1/4 inches (less than American 1/2 plate)

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 20, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

French passe partout ruby back/gold wall mount; no preserver—matted; plate/image light oxidation, blue-black opaque staining, spot.