Henry and Louisa Betts Corlies
SubjectPortrait of
Henry H. Corlies
1849 - 1926
SubjectPortrait of
Louisa Betts Corlies
American, 1852 - 1888
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1853
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package in bottom 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 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/4in. (9.2 × 7.9 × 0.6cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/4in. (9.2 × 7.9 × 0.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Etta Corlies Chapman
DescriptionSixth-plate daguerreotype portrait of Henry Corlies and his younger sister, Louisa Betts Corlies. Henry is maybe three or four years old, while Louisa is about one. Henry is wearing a short-sleved shirt (hand-colored red) with a white rounded collar, and a pair of dark trousers. His hair is worn long and curly. Louisa is wearing a hand-colored blue dress and a red necklace.
Object number1956.47.18
InscribedHandwritten on paper adhered to back of daguerreotype case: "Henry H. Corlies / Louisa Betts Corlies"On View
Not on view
about 1877
