Portrait of an unidentified family
- OrgLot1414_0263S001_01
- Item
- 1840 - 1860?
Part of Cased photographs collection
Two daguerreotype portraits in a double case. The first portrait is of an unidentified woman wearing a dark dress with a white shawl and house cap. The image surface is damaged obscuring some detail. The second portrait is of an unidentified man and woman with an infant and an open book held in her lap. The man and woman are both seated looking directly at the camera. The man wears a dark suit with a bow tie. The woman wears a dark dress with a white lace collar and full sleeves with dropped epaulets. Both of the portraits are copies of earlier daguerreotypes. The conservator's notes for the portrait of the woman indicates that the name "Corduan & Co. N. Y." is printed in reverse under the matting at the top of the plate.