Mary Frances Bull
SubjectProbably portrait of
Mary Frances Bull
1827 - 1872
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1865
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Embossed green velvet pad in left side of open case.
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2in. (6.4 × 5.1cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 × 2 1/2 × 1/2in. (7.6 × 6.4 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 × 2 1/2 × 1/2in. (7.6 × 6.4 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionNinth plate daguerreotype of a woman, probably Mary Frances Bell (or possibly one of her sisters) by an unknown photographer. She is sitting in a chair in front of a painted backdrop depicting a generic landscape.
She is wearing a dress with a deep v neck and a white garment beneath it. The sleeves of the dress are bell-shaped, and Bull is wearing lace cuffs (or undersleeves) under them. Her white lace collar has a scalloped hem, and she is wearing a narrow ribbon fastened with a brooch over it. Her hair is parted in the middle and appears to be worn looped under itself so that it appears bobbed to the bottom of her ears.
She is wearing a dress with a deep v neck and a white garment beneath it. The sleeves of the dress are bell-shaped, and Bull is wearing lace cuffs (or undersleeves) under them. Her white lace collar has a scalloped hem, and she is wearing a narrow ribbon fastened with a brooch over it. Her hair is parted in the middle and appears to be worn looped under itself so that it appears bobbed to the bottom of her ears.
Object number2025.1.9
Subject Terms
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