Children of John Allen
PhotographerPhotographed by
Charles DeForest Fredricks
(American, 1823 - 1894)
Dateabout 1865
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass with gilt mat in paper-covered wooden case with embossed red velvet pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 3/4in. (8.9 x 7cm)
Plate (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/8in. (10.5 x 7.9cm)
Other (height x width): 4 3/4 x 3 13/16 x 5/8in. (12.1 x 9.7 x 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
Object number2011.63.92
DescriptionBust-length portrait of two young girls. The small girl on the left has bows in her hair.
The brass mat is in the shape of an oval.
Red velvet pad is plain with no design.
Case has an overall pebbled surface with a single rule border.
NotesSubject Note: The two girls are probably Mary Constance Allen and Jane Allen. Jane Allen later married Judge William Hamersley. (Finlay 3/21/2012)The brass mat is in the shape of an oval.
Red velvet pad is plain with no design.
Case has an overall pebbled surface with a single rule border.
Status
Not on view
David Allen Starr
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