Josephine Craige Lippincott and son Craige Lippincott
SubjectPortrait of
Josephine Craige
American, 1823 - 1899
SubjectPortrait of
Craige Lippincott
1846 - 1911
PhotographerPhotographed by
Marcus Aurelius Root
American, 1808 - 1888
Date1847
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate under brass window mat and glass (missing mat preserver) in a tooled leather-covered wooden case. Embossed red velvet pad in left side of open case.
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 5 1/2 × 4 1/4in. (14 × 10.8cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 6 × 4 3/4 × 3/4in. (15.2 × 12.1 × 1.9cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 6 × 4 3/4 × 3/4in. (15.2 × 12.1 × 1.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineCredit line: Gift of Mrs. James L. Goodwin
DescriptionHalf-plate daguerreotype of a young woman, Josephine Craige Lippincott, holding her young son Craige on her lap.
Object number1968.3.8.5
InscribedOn slip of paper in case: "My Mother and / my brother / Craige"Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
