Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)
Artist
Jesse H. Whitehurst
(American, 1820-1875)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1840-1849
MediumDaguerreotype
Dimensions4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)
Markings“WHITEHURST” stamped in brass mat directly below image.
Credit LineGift of Christina and George Kemp
Object number2018.43.48
Not on view
DescriptionYoung woman seated next to a table posed before a plain backdrop with draped curtain. She wears a simple dark dress with a large pink-tinted bow. In her right hand she holds a small book and rests her left hand on the table beside her. Image held in a half case with, Spray of Flowers design. Quarter plate.