Italianate house
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1840-1865
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package in tooled leather-covered wooden case. There is also a faded paper photo of a print of an Italianate-style house in the case. Embossed red velvet pad in left side of the open case.
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 6 1/2 × 8 1/2in. (16.5 × 21.6cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 7 × 9 × 3/4in. (17.8 × 22.9 × 1.9cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 7 × 9 × 3/4in. (17.8 × 22.9 × 1.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley
DescriptionWhole plate daguerreotype of an Italianate house in an unknown location. Several people are visible outside and on the porch. There is a fountain in front of the house.
Object number1966.25.2.1
InscribedHandwritten on inside bottom of case, under image plate: "Unidentified / Gift-- Mrs. William H. Bulkeley, 1966"Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
1845-1850