Unknown woman, possibly in Calhoun or Scoville families
SubjectPortrait of
Unknown
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1840-1855
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package (missing mat preserver) in tooled leather-covered case. Red silk pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4in. (8.3 × 7cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 1/2 × 3 × 1/2in. (8.9 × 7.6 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 1/2 × 3 × 1/2in. (8.9 × 7.6 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Israel E. Liverant
DescriptionSixth-plate daguerreotype of a young woman, possibly a member of the Scoville or Calhoun families.
Object number1976.120.6
NotesSubject note: The sitter in this daguerreotype was identified as Betsey Scoville Calhoun, but the likely date of this image makes that impossible. The object file's label identifies her as Besey Scoville Calhoun's daughter, but it doesn't seem that Mrs. Calhoun had a daughter. Various sources online suggest that Henrietta Maria Scoville Napier was Betsey Calhoun's daughter, but as Napier's father was William Scoville, Betsey's brother, that seems extremely unlikely. It is more likely that Henrietta's mother was Elizabeth "Betsey" Pratt. However, the identification of the young woman in this daguerreotype is still unknown.Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
1845-1850
