Henry Symonds Bull and Mary Frances Bull
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Frances Bull
1827 - 1872
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1860
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 1/8 × 5/8in. (9.5 × 7.9 × 1.6cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 5/8in. (9.5 × 7.9 × 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionSixth plate daguerreotype portrait of siblings Henry Symonds and Mary Frances Bull, taken by an unknown photographer around 1860. Henry, sitting with his arms crossed, is wearing a dark jacket and vest, a white shirt with a turned-down collar, and a dark bow tie. His hair is parted on the side, and he has facial hair worn in a chin curtain style, but without sideburns.
Mary Frances is holding an open book in her lap. She is wearing a dress with vertical pleats on the bodice that are gathered into ruching at the waist. Her cuffs and collar are white lace, her collar fastened with a brooch. It looks like her dress opens at the front, and that opening is lined with piping (either that, or she is wearing something on a long cord around her neck -- it is difficult to tell from the image). Her hair is parted in the middle and fashioned into low wings with curls over her ears.
Mary Frances is holding an open book in her lap. She is wearing a dress with vertical pleats on the bodice that are gathered into ruching at the waist. Her cuffs and collar are white lace, her collar fastened with a brooch. It looks like her dress opens at the front, and that opening is lined with piping (either that, or she is wearing something on a long cord around her neck -- it is difficult to tell from the image). Her hair is parted in the middle and fashioned into low wings with curls over her ears.
Object number2025.1.6
InscribedHandwritten on slip of paper in case: "Henry Symonds Bull / + Sister / Mary Frances Bull / children of M.B. + S.S. Bull."On View
Not on view
1845-1850
