Mary Jane Bissell Bronson
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Jane Bissell Bronson
American, 1829 - 1897
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1855-1860
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-plated copper plate in brass mat package in leather-covered wooden case; red velvet pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4in. (8.3 × 7cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1/2in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.3cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1/2in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest of Roderick Bissell Jones
DescriptionSixth plate daguerreotype of Mary Jane Bissell (probably taken after she married Merritt Bronson in 1855). She looks to be about 30 years old. She is wearing a dress with a deep v neckline over a chemisette with a ruffled collar. A brooch with hand-applied gold tinting is fastened to the chemisette just below the collar. Her hair is parted in the middle and fashioned into wings above her ears.
Object number1974.56.469
On View
Not on view
1845-1850
