Mary Frances Bull Clark
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Frances Bull
1827 - 1872
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1860
MediumAmbrotype; collodion on glass in brass window mat package in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Embossed purple velvet pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2in. (6.4 × 5.1cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 1/2in. (7.3 × 6 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 1/2in. (7.3 × 6 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionNinth-plate ambrotype of Mary Francis Bull Clark by an unknown photographer. Clark is posed in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dark dress with a large brooch at the throat. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back into what seems to be a low bun or plaited bun.
Object number2026.1.38
Inscribed"A1740" written in orange ink on tape holding two halves of case togetherSubject Terms
On View
Not on view
