Mary Frances Staplins
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Frances Staplins
American, 1860 - 1928
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1860-1862
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Embossed red velvet 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 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 Barbara Hancock Chase Mayer in memory of her father, Harry Hancock Chase
DescriptionSixth-plate daguerreotype of Mary Frances Staplins as a toddler. She is wearing a dress with a shirred bodice and short sleeves. She is sitting in a chair.
Object number1986.86.29
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