Possibly Sarah Linsley Allen
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1860
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass with gilt mat in paper-covered wooden case with embossed red velvet pad
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4in. (8.3 x 7cm)
Other (height x width): 3 3/4 x 3 3/16 x 9/16in. (9.5 x 8.1 x 1.4cm)
Other (height x width): 3 3/4 x 3 3/16 x 9/16in. (9.5 x 8.1 x 1.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young women wearing a dark dress with a wide collar and a bow.
The mat is embossed with a design of grapes with leaves in the corners. Pad has a floral design on it. The case has an embossed cartouche with and urn filled with flowers in the center
The mat is embossed with a design of grapes with leaves in the corners. Pad has a floral design on it. The case has an embossed cartouche with and urn filled with flowers in the center
Object number2011.63.44
InscribedLower edge of case, in red paint, acession numberNotesSubject Note: A note accompanying the daguerreotype indicates some doubt about the sitter's identity. The note reads: "PHOTO IN 1860 / MARY FRANCIS COLLINS? 1829- [crossed out] / SARAH LINSLEY ALLEN? / 1836- / JANE JEANNETTE? / MARY C?" (Finlay 3/8/2012)On View
Not on view
David Allen Starr
