Lydia Brown Wells
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass with gilt mat in metal frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 7/8 × 3 3/8in. (9.8 × 8.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III
DescriptionFramed daguerreotype of Lydia Brown Wells, mother of Mary (Maria) Wells Pendleton. The metal frame is embossed with a flower design.
Object number2016.100.116
InscribedVerso, handwritten in pencil: "Lydia"Verso, handwritten in blue ink on white label: "Lydia (Brown) Welles/ (Mrs. Oliver)"
On View
Not on viewOliver Wells
Jane Wells
Harriet Newell Darrow
Curtis Keeney
Rev. Curtis Keeney
David Allen Starr
Mary Wells Pendleton
John Rogers Jerome
Jane Darrow Keeney