Lydia Augur Burgess
SubjectPortrait of
Lydia Augur Burgess
American, 1837 - 1903
PhotographerPhotographed by
Myron W. Filley
Date1852-1857
MediumAmbrotype; collodion on glass in brass mat package in thermoplastic case. Embossed red 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 × 5/8in. (7.6 × 6.4 × 1.6cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 × 2 1/2 × 5/8in. (7.6 × 6.4 × 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionNinth-plate ambrotype of Lydia Augur Burgess. She is young, possibly in her teens or early twenties. She is wearing a dark dress bodice with a row of buttons that ends halfway down. A scallop-edged lace collar is fastened at the throat with a brooch. Her hair is parted in the middle, pulled back, and fastened with ribbons.
Object number1966.96.3.1
MarkingsStamped on brass window mat: "CUTTINGS PATENT / JULY 11, 1854""M. W. FILLEY"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on slip of paper in case: "Lydia Augur Burgess"
On verso of slip of paper, handwritten in blue ink: "M.W. Filley / pat July 11, 1854"
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
1858-1864
