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Diptych portrait of elderly woman and man

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1850

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-5 [Drawer 39 in old database]

GUSN

GUSN-253733

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Description

Two portraits, one set into each half of the case: (left) elderly woman with lace bonnet and spectacles (right) elderly man with waistcoat. Caution: extremely fragile.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
elderly
men (male humans)
women (female humans)
portrait format
sitting
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DagID 293

Physical Description

1 daguerreotype

Collection Code

PC005

Collection Name

Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

Reference Code

PC005.D02.030

Image Dimensions

5 1/2 x 4 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Dimensions

6 x 4 3/4 x 3/4 (HxWxD)(inches)

Record Details

Material Type

daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-5 [Drawer 39 in old database]

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