Chloe Holcomb Cornish
PhotographerPhotographed by
Augustus Washington
American, 1820 - 1875
After a work byAfter a work by
Unknown
SubjectPortrait of
Chloe Holcomb
American, 1800 - 1837
Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silvered copper plate in leather-covered wood case with gilt mat and embossed red velvet pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 3/4 x 2 1/8in. (7 x 5.4cm)
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 1/4 x 5/8in. (9.5 x 8.3 x 1.6cm)
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 1/4 x 5/8in. (9.5 x 8.3 x 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Yale Hall
DescriptionBust-length profile portrait of a young woman wearing a dress with a lace collar and a comb in her hair.
Oval brass mat is plain except for a narrow foliate border around the edge of the oval.
Red velvet pad has a central design depicting an urn with scrollwork in the four corners.
The upper case is blind-stamped with a central flower or snowflake surrounded with scrollwork and and outer border of wavy lines. The lower case bears the photographer's imprint surrounded by intricate foliate borders.
Oval brass mat is plain except for a narrow foliate border around the edge of the oval.
Red velvet pad has a central design depicting an urn with scrollwork in the four corners.
The upper case is blind-stamped with a central flower or snowflake surrounded with scrollwork and and outer border of wavy lines. The lower case bears the photographer's imprint surrounded by intricate foliate borders.
Object number1969.14.1
InscribedOn lower edge of lower case, in white paint, accession numberNotesMedium Note: This daguerreotype is a copy of a drawing or pastel, which appears to show Chloe Holcomb Cornish as a young woman, well before her death at age thirty-seven. (Finlay 7/7/2012)Subject Note: The subject, Chloe Holcomb Cornish was born on 10 September 1800. She married Virgil Cornish, and they had two sons, Joel and Dwight. She died on 26 November 1837. (Harlow 4/17/1969)
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