Identity elements
Reference code
OrgLot1414_0223S014_01
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
Portrait of Lydia Bearse Hallet Ramsay
Date(s)
- 1840 - 1850? (Creation)
Extent
daguerreotypes (photographs); cased photographs; 3.25 x 2.75 inches
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young woman smiling at the camera. She wears a dress with a white collar. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Lydia Bearse Hallet Ramsay, b. in Chastown 1819 - d. 1898." The word "Boston" is crossed out as Ramsay's birthplace. The word "Chastown" likely refers to "Charlestown, Massachusetts." Case is made of wood and leather.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No Copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Cased photographs collection, Org. Lot 1414, Box 223, 0223S014, case interior