Portrait of a Woman Holding a Daguerreotype

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Portrait of a Woman Holding a Daguerreotype
Portrait of a Woman Holding a Daguerreotype
Date1845-1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsOverall (Closed): 3 3/4 × 3 × 3/4 in. (9.5 × 7.6 × 1.9 cm) Overall (Open): 3 3/4 × 6 5/8 × 1/2 in. (9.5 × 16.8 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, The Paul Parker Memorial Fund
Object number2023.4.3
Not on view
Description1/6 plate daguerreotype depicting a seated woman holding an open daguerreotype case in her lap. The daguerreotype is housed in an embossed leatherette case.
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