Mariette Smith
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silvered copper plate under glass in leather case with gilt mat
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 1/8 x 2 1/4in. (5.4 x 5.7cm)
Plate (height x width): 3 x 2 1/2in. (7.6 x 6.4cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 1/4in. (9.5 x 7.9 x 0.6cm)
Plate (height x width): 3 x 2 1/2in. (7.6 x 6.4cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 1/4in. (9.5 x 7.9 x 0.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Gene and Stewart Gilchrist
DescriptionHalf-length studio portrait of a seated woman wearing a plaid shawl over a dress with a white collar. She holds a bouquet of flowers in her right hand.
Object number2011.496.2
InscribedOn lower edge of case, in red paint, accession numberNotesSubject Note: According to the 1880 Federal Census, Mariette Smith was born about 1813. In 1880, she was keeping house in South Britain with her husband, George Smith, then retired. (Finlay 2/3/2012)On View
Not on view
