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for Children of John Allen
Children of John Allen
Dateabout 1865
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass with gilt mat in paper-covered wooden case with embossed red velvet pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 3/4in. (8.9 x 7cm)
Plate (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/8in. (10.5 x 7.9cm)
Other (height x width): 4 3/4 x 3 13/16 x 5/8in. (12.1 x 9.7 x 1.6cm)
Plate (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/8in. (10.5 x 7.9cm)
Other (height x width): 4 3/4 x 3 13/16 x 5/8in. (12.1 x 9.7 x 1.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrait of two young girls. The small girl on the left has bows in her hair.
The brass mat is in the shape of an oval.
Red velvet pad is plain with no design.
Case has an overall pebbled surface with a single rule border.
The brass mat is in the shape of an oval.
Red velvet pad is plain with no design.
Case has an overall pebbled surface with a single rule border.
Object number2011.63.92
InscribedOn lower edge of case, in red paint, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The two girls are probably Mary Constance Allen and Jane Allen. Jane Allen later married Judge William Hamersley. (Finlay 3/21/2012)On View
Not on viewDavid Allen Starr