Parthenia Beckwith Turpin
SubjectPortrait of
Parthenia Beckwith
1795 - 1833
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
After a work byAfter a work by
Unknown
Date1840-1855
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-plated copper plate in brass mat package in wooden case covered with tooled leather; red velvet pad on left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2in. (6.4 × 5.1cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 5/8in. (7.3 × 6 × 1.6cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 5/8in. (7.3 × 6 × 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Agnes T. Allen
DescriptionNinth plate hand-tinted daguerreotype of a portrait, possibly done in pastels, of Parthenia Beckwith Turpin. She is wearing a short-sleeved dress with what appears to be an empire waist, with a tucker over the low neckline, fastened at the bust with a brooch. Her hair is piled on top of her head, with loose ringlets framing her face. She is wearing drop earrings.
Object number1964.75.3
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
about 1860
1845-1850