untitled
Dateca. 1840s
Maker
Unknown artist
Label TextThe daguerreotype, invented in 1830, could achieve a precision of detail that made it an ideal medium for portraiture. The woman holds a daguerreotype portrait in her lap, presumably of a dead family member. This physical manifestation of memory was one of the chief functions of early photography.
Object number91.56
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Portrait Collaborations 19th-Century Works from the Permanent Collection", May 31, 2001 - January 1, 2002Credit LineGift of the Estate of Myron Ogden
Dimensions5 x 3 3/4 x 3/4 in. (12.7 x 9.5 x 1.9 cm), overall
MediumDaguerreotype
Unknown artist
before 1902
Object number: 87.48
Unknown artist
Before 1902
Object number: 87.49
Unknown artist
Before 1902
Object number: 87.50
Unknown artist
Before 1902
Object number: 87.51
Unknown artist
Before 1902
Object number: 87.52
Unknown artist
before 1902
Object number: 87.53
Unknown artist
before 1902
Object number: 87.54
Unknown artist
Before 1902
Object number: 87.47
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