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Image Not Available for Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)
Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)
Image Not Available for Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)

Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)

Artist Jesse H. Whitehurst (American, 1820-1875)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1850-1859
MediumDaguerreotype
Dimensions3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (9.5 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Christina and George Kemp
Object number2018.43.25
Not on view
DescriptionBeautiful young woman wearing a patterned dress with white collar – vignette half-length pose. Sixth plate. full leather case, Bird, Nest and Flowers design with Whitehurst’s spread eagle motif listing seven gallery locations embossed on velvet cushion. The case has a broken spine.