Possibly Sarah Linsley Allen
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1860
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass with gilt mat in paper-covered wooden case with embossed red velvet pad
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4in. (8.3 x 7cm)
Other (height x width): 3 3/4 x 3 3/16 x 9/16in. (9.5 x 8.1 x 1.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
Object number2011.63.44
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young women wearing a dark dress with a wide collar and a bow.
The mat is embossed with a design of grapes with leaves in the corners. Pad has a floral design on it. The case has an embossed cartouche with and urn filled with flowers in the center
NotesSubject Note: A note accompanying the daguerreotype indicates some doubt about the sitter's identity. The note reads: "PHOTO IN 1860 / MARY FRANCIS COLLINS? 1829- [crossed out] / SARAH LINSLEY ALLEN? / 1836- / JANE JEANNETTE? / MARY C?" (Finlay 3/8/2012)The mat is embossed with a design of grapes with leaves in the corners. Pad has a floral design on it. The case has an embossed cartouche with and urn filled with flowers in the center
Status
Not on view
David Allen Starr
