Untitled (Woman )

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Untitled (Woman )

Entry/Object ID

2022.296

Description

A European woman in striped and patterned dress posed before a painted scene, sits by a table with potted plant. She has corn cob curls.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1848

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

8 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Half (Euro); approximately 5 x 5-3/4 inches

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 21, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Black oval ogee wood wall frame; tan paper and ink lined mat, foxing and discoloration, some soiling; plate/image tarnished heavily, oxidation, light brown, opaque staining on outer edge; image housing loose in frame.