Hannah Thompson Bronson
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1860
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-plated copper plate in brass mat package in tooled leather-covered case; red velvet pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4in. (10.8 × 8.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 4 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 1/2in. (11.7 × 9.2 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 4 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 1/2in. (11.7 × 9.2 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edgar Burnham
DescriptionQuarter plate daguerreotype of Hannah Thompson Bronson (Mrs. Harris Bronson), probably made in or around 1860, when she was in her early 60s. She is wearing a dress that, because of the deterioration of the plate and its lack of contrast, is difficult to make out. In addition to the dress, she is wearing a lacy white collar and a white ribbon around her neck, fastened with a brooch. She is wearing a frilly daycap, under which part of her hair is visible. She is wearing eyeglasses.
Object number1959.80.5
InscribedHandwritten inscription on slip of paper in daguerreotype case: "Grandma Bronson - / mother of Chas. H. Bronson / + great-grand mother / of Eliz. + Winslow Bronson"Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
