Betsey Scoville Calhoun
SubjectPortrait of
Betsey Scoville Calhoun
1789 - 1857
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
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)
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."Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
