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Image Not Available for Lydia Smith Morgan Bulkeley
Lydia Smith Morgan Bulkeley
Image Not Available for Lydia Smith Morgan Bulkeley

Lydia Smith Morgan Bulkeley

Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silvered copper plate in leather case with gilt mat and embossed red velvet pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 3/4in. (8.9 x 7cm)
Plate (height x width): 4 x 3in. (10.2 x 7.6cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 5 x 4 x 3/8in. (12.7 x 10.2 x 1cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionHalf-length seated studio portrait of a woman. She is wearing a dress with a lace collar and a brooch and is holding a book in her hand.

Velvet pad has a scrollwork design.

Leather sides of case blind-stamped with a vase of flowers within a cartouche surrounded by strapwork.
Object number1960.138.1
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