Sarah Symonds Bull
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1860-1870
MediumTintype; collodion on lacquered iron in brass mat package in tooled leather-covered case; embossed red velvet pad in left side of open case. The case is in two pieces that are attached with tape.
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4in. (8.3 × 7cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.6cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Etta Corlies Chapman
DescriptionSixth plate tintype portrait of Sarah Symonds Bull by an unknown photographer. She is pictured in older age. She is wearing a dark dress with long sleeves capped with smaller sleeves that are striped. Her collar is white and fastened with a brooch. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back, with small knots of hair over her ears. Her brow is furrowed.
Object number1956.47.13
InscribedHandwritten on slip of paper in case: "Wife of Moses Bull / Great Grandmother"Handwritten on slip of paper in case: "Dean + Emerson, Worcester, Mass. / on mat edges"
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