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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Untitled
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Untitled

Maker American
Datec. 1850
Made/manufacturedUnited States of America
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsSixth plate: 2 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (7 × 8.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineMuseum purchase, with funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Acquisition Endowment
Object number2017.30.1
On View
Not on view
Collections
Descriptionclose-up portrait (head and shoulders) of a refined woman wearing a drop pearl earring. Parted, oiled hair carefully arranged; lace collar; vignetted; oval frame. Handwritten on paper and pinned to inside of daguerreotype leatherette case padding, the word, “HILL.” Strong possibility of family connection between this daguerreotype and that of the little boy.

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