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Museum purchase, 1975.87.10, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Elizabeth Brinley
Museum purchase, 1975.87.10, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Elizabeth Brinley

Date1840-1850
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-plated copper plate in brass window mat package and tooled leather-covered wood case; red velvet pad in the left side of the open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4in. (8.3 × 7cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1/2in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionBust-length sixth plate daguerreotype of Elizabeth Brinley, taken by an unknown photographer when she was in her late 20s or early to mid-30s. She is wearing what appears to be a robe (perhaps a kimono or kimono-like garment) with very generous sleeves and a deep v neck, the clasp or belt out of view. Beneath the robe is a white garment. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back, her ears entirely visible.
Object number1975.87.10
InscribedHandwritten on slip of paper in case: "Elizabeth Brinley"
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