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Image Not Available for Mrs. Nathan L. Bishop
Mrs. Nathan L. Bishop
Image Not Available for Mrs. Nathan L. Bishop

Mrs. Nathan L. Bishop

Date1856-1870
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 9/16 x 2 1/8in. (9 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 9/16 x 2 1/8in. (9 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionPortrait of an older woman seated with her head turned to her left. Both of her hands are on her lap, and her right elbow is resting on a table with a floral tablecloth on it.
Object number2012.233.99
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil, "Mrs. N. L. Bishop"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: An inscription suggests that this woman was the wife of Private Nathan L. Bishop of Sprague, Connecticut, although she appears to be a generation older and may actually be his mother. (Ruocco 5/5/2012)
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