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Formal portrait of a seated lady from the Victorian era.

A woman wears dark clothing: a large bonnet with bow knotted under her chin, long fur-lined cape, long full dress, dark leather gloves. Her cheeks, lips, and face are delicately hand-painted, her eyes look slightly to the right. Her dark hair is tucked behind the bonnet. In her left hand she holds a skeleton key on a string over her lap. Her other arm leans against a tapestry covered table on the left. The background is undescribed. The daguerreotype sits inside a simple metal frame nestled inside a classic velvet daguerreotype half case.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.219.54.26
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Untitled (woman in bonnet and cape, seated, half-length, front view)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1840s-1850s
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/323807

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hand-colored half plate daguerreotype
Technique
Daguerreotype
Dimensions
13.97 x 10.8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Janet and Daniel Tassel
Accession Year
2007
Object Number
2007.219.54.26
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • GenEd US12 American Encounters: Art, Contact, and Conflict, 1560-1860 (S427) Spring 2012, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 05/12/2012

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