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Gift of Israel E. Liverant, 1976.120.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known cop…
Betsey Scoville Calhoun
Gift of Israel E. Liverant, 1976.120.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Betsey Scoville Calhoun

Date1854-1855
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package in tooled leather-covered case. Embossed red silk pad with paper label adhered to it 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 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1/2in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Israel E. Liverant
DescriptionSixth-plate daguerreotype of Elizabeth "Betsey" Scoville Calhoun, at the age of about 65, taken by an unknown photographer.
Object number1976.120.5
InscribedTyped on paper label affixed to inside front cover of case: "Betsey S. Calhoun. / 1854-5."
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