Huldah Welles Wolcott
PhotographerPhotographed by
Augustus Washington
(American, 1820 - 1875)
Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silvered copper plate in leather case with gilt mat and embossed red velvet pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 5/8in. (8.9 x 6.7cm)
Plate (height x width): 4 x 3in. (10.2 x 7.6cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 4 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 5/8in. (11.7 x 9.2 x 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Robert S. Brown
Object number1964.118.7
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of an elderly woman a dark long-sleeved dress and a white cap. She is holding a book in her hands.
Nonpareil brass mat is plain except for the photographer's imprint.
Red velvet pad is embossed with a design featuring a flying bird surrounded by scrollwork.
The leather-covered case is blind-stamped with different abstract designs on front and back covers.
NotesSubject Note: Huldah Welles Wolcott was born in 1760 and died in 1860 at age 100. She would have been a young girl at the time of the American Revolution. (Finlay 6/28/2012)Nonpareil brass mat is plain except for the photographer's imprint.
Red velvet pad is embossed with a design featuring a flying bird surrounded by scrollwork.
The leather-covered case is blind-stamped with different abstract designs on front and back covers.
Status
Not on view
