Abigail Hurlburt Case
SubjectPortrait of
Abigail Hurlbut Case
American, 1814 - 1895
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1845
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package (missing the brass mat preserver) in a tooled leather-covered wooden case. Red silk pad in other half of case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4in. (8.3 × 7cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 1/2in. (8.9 × 7.9 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 1/2in. (8.9 × 7.9 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of F. Ruth Johnson
DescriptionSixth-plate daguerreotype of Abigail Hurlburt Case by an unknown photographer. She is wearing a dark dress with vertical pleats on the bodice, a white lace collar, and small lace cuffs at the sleeves. She is holding in her hand a daguerreotype case.
Object number1982.64.1
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on label adhered to verso of bottom part of case: "Mrs / Nathan / Lee / Case"Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
