Parthenia Beckwith Turpin
SubjectPortrait of
Parthenia Beckwith
1795 - 1833
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
After a work byAfter a work by
Unknown
Date1840-1855
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-plated copper plate in brass mat package in wooden case covered with tooled leather; red velvet pad on left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2in. (6.4 × 5.1cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 5/8in. (7.3 × 6 × 1.6cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 5/8in. (7.3 × 6 × 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Agnes T. Allen
DescriptionNinth plate hand-tinted daguerreotype of a portrait, possibly done in pastels, of Parthenia Beckwith Turpin. She is wearing a short-sleeved dress with what appears to be an empire waist, with a tucker over the low neckline, fastened at the bust with a brooch. Her hair is piled on top of her head, with loose ringlets framing her face. She is wearing drop earrings.
Object number1964.75.3
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
1845-1850
