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Untitled (Copy of a Portrait of a Woman)

Artist Jesse H. Whitehurst (American, 1820-1875)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1850-1859

MediumDaguerreotype

Dimensions4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)

Markings“WHITEHURST” embossed velvet, spread eagle motif with listing of six galleries.

Credit LineGift of Christina and George Kemp

Object number2018.43.51

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DescriptionCopy of a painting of a close-up portrait of Anne Blaws Hansford, 1760-1836. She wears a white bonnet in the 18th century style. The subject is identified by a slip of paper affixed to the back of the case as, “Anne Blaws Hansford, / Wife of / Dr. Phil Barraud, / Great, great / grandmother of / R.H. Burroughs.” Anne Blaws Hansford was the wife of Dr. Philip Barraud, 1757-1830, an early settler and physician in Norfolk and Williamsburg, Virginia. Worn leather case. Quarter plate.