Frances Maria Rice Hitchcock with Unidentified Girl
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype and watercolor on silver-coated copperplate in brass nonpareil mat with glass coversheet in embossed leather and wood case with velvet pad and brass clasps
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4in. (8.3 x 7cm)
Component (case height x width): 3 7/8 x 3 3/16in. (9.8 x 8.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Sally Pullman
Object number2002.10.3
DescriptionThree-quarter-length studio portrait of two young girls, probably sisters. The girls wear identical floral print dresses and have their arms around each other. The edge of a chair or backrest is visible at the right.
The leather-covered case is embossed with a bouquet of flowers, including a rose, in a nonpareil panel surrounded by a double rule. The same design appears on the front and back of the case.
The red velvet pad is embossed with a bouquet of flowers surrounded by a floral border.
The leather-covered case is embossed with a bouquet of flowers, including a rose, in a nonpareil panel surrounded by a double rule. The same design appears on the front and back of the case.
The red velvet pad is embossed with a bouquet of flowers surrounded by a floral border.
Status
Not on view
about 1860
