Elizabeth Bull Chapman
SubjectPortrait of
Elizabeth Bull Chapman
American, 1824 - 1888
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1850
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package in bottom/right half of tooled leather-covered wooden 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 × 1/4in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 0.6cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1/4in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 0.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Etta Corlies Chapman
DescriptionSixth-plate daguerreotype of Elizabeth Bull Chapman by an unknown photographer. She is wearing a floral-patterned dress with a white lace collar and a ribbon tied into a bow around her neck. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back, with low wings covering the top half of her ears.
Object number1956.47.11
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on piece of paper adhere to back of case: "Elizabeth Bull Chapman"Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
1858-1864
