Unknown Man and Woman
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 (estimated plate height x width): 4 1/4 x 2 1/4in. (10.8 x 5.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionPortrait of a young man and woman, seated and holding hands. His other hand is on her shoulder. She holds a book in her free hand.
The recto of the leather-covered case is embossed with a cluster of leaves and nuts, surrounded by a cartouche, with a border of leaves and flowers, and a thin gold chain. The verso is blind-stamped in an oval: "WASHINGTON / 136 / GALLERY / MAIN ST. / HARTFORD". Surrounding the oval are a wreath, apparently of laurel and oak leaves, and scrollwork, in a rectangle. A border of stylized leaves surrounds the rectangle.
The red velvet pad is embossed with an urn, surrounded by scrollwork.
The nonpareil brass mat is undecorated.
The recto of the leather-covered case is embossed with a cluster of leaves and nuts, surrounded by a cartouche, with a border of leaves and flowers, and a thin gold chain. The verso is blind-stamped in an oval: "WASHINGTON / 136 / GALLERY / MAIN ST. / HARTFORD". Surrounding the oval are a wreath, apparently of laurel and oak leaves, and scrollwork, in a rectangle. A border of stylized leaves surrounds the rectangle.
The red velvet pad is embossed with an urn, surrounded by scrollwork.
The nonpareil brass mat is undecorated.
Object number2000.8.0
NotesSubject Note: This double portrait may have been made to commemorate the subjects' wedding. The case may not be original. (Finlay, 10/20/2003)
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