Ellen Day
SubjectPortrait of
Ellen Day
American, 1829 - 1850
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1845-1850
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 (image plate 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 × 1/2in. (9.2 × 7.9 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/2in. (9.2 × 7.9 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Dr. Marvin B. Day
DescriptionSixth plate daguerreotype of Ellen Day as a young woman by an unknown photographer. She is wearing a dark dress trimmed with a white collar. Her brown hair is parted in the middle and pulled back into a braid that is just visible at the back of her head.
Object number1978.94.70
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on label adhered to verso of case: "Ellen Day / sister of TMD"Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
