Mary Betts Corlies Chapman
SubjectPortrait of
Mary E. Betts
died 1874
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1855
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package (mat preserver missing) in bottom half of tooled leather-covered wooden case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 4 × 3 1/4in. (10.2 × 8.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 3/8in. (11.4 × 9.5 × 1cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 3/8in. (11.4 × 9.5 × 1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Etta Corlies Chapman
DescriptionQuarter-plate daguerreotype portrait of Mary Betts Corlies Chapman by an unknown photographer. Corlies Chapman is young, probably in her 20s. She is wearing a dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline, narrow sleeves, and a v-shaped bodice with what appear to be fan pleats. Her hair is parted in the middle and fashioned into ringlets. She is wearing a small necklace.
Object number1956.47.3
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
about 1877
