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Nellie Bunce
SubjectPortrait of
Ellen "Nellie" Bunce
1853 - 1922
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1854-1855
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 (height x width): 3 1/4 × 5 3/4in. (8.3 × 14.6cm)
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 Mrs. Stanley Edwards & Miss Mary Edwards
DescriptionSixth-plate daguerreotype of Ellen "Nellie" Bunch as a young child. Her dress is made of fabric with a dotted or diaper pattern. She is sitting in a chair and holds what appears to be a small bouquet of flowers or posy in her left hand.
Object number1971.63.4a-b
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on paper label in case: "1853-1922 / Ellen Bunce / called / Nellie Bunce - / married / Archibald A. Welch"Subject Terms
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