Mary Atwood Collins
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; photographic print on paper.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 x 3 1/16in. (10.2 x 7.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/4 x 3 7/8in. (13.3 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/4 x 3 7/8in. (13.3 x 9.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionHalf-length portarait of a middle aged woman wearing a shawl over a plaid dress. Her right hand rests on her lap and her left arm rests on a table.
Object number2011.63.21
InscribedOn verso upper left, in pencil, "Mary Atwood Collins"; lower right, in pencil, accesion number.NotesSubject Note: Mary Atwood Collins was born on July 27, 1822 in Philadelphia. She was the daughter of John Mulliken Atwood and his wife Henrietta Maria Coffin. She married Erastus Collins, had one son, Atwood Collins, and died in Hartford on March 31, 1874. Medium Note: Photograph is a late-ninteenth century copy probably of a daguerreotype of ca. 1850. It was not possible to determine the exact process used for the reproduction. (Ruocco, 2/2/2012)
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