Mary Talcott Landfear
Dateabout 1870
MediumPhotography; tintype on lacquered iron, under glass, in case with paper covered boards and brass clasp and hinges
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 x 1 1/2in. (5.1 x 3.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/4 x 2 1/8in. (7 x 5.4cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 2 7/8 x 2 7/16 x 5/8in. (7.3 x 6.2 x 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Abbott L. Cummings
Object number2007.68.15
DescriptionStudio portrait depicts a middle-aged woman seated in an ornate carved armchair. She wears a dress with large sleeves and a collar.
Oval brass mat is embossed with a floral pattern.
Pale red velvet pad is stamped with a leaf and scroll design.
Case has gilt borders and is stamped with a lozenge and shell motifs.
NotesSubject Note: Mary Talcott Landfear was born about 1826. The 1860 Federal Census shows her living in Manchester; the 1900 Federal Census shows her living in New Haven, in both cases with her husband Mervin.Oval brass mat is embossed with a floral pattern.
Pale red velvet pad is stamped with a leaf and scroll design.
Case has gilt borders and is stamped with a lozenge and shell motifs.
Status
Not on view
Edmund Burke Kellogg
1850-1860
