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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
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 number2018.43.56
Not on view
DescriptionPortrait of a young woman wearing a print dress with wide white collar. She is posed in a chair seated next to a table. Delicate tinting to subject’s face. Image held in a full leather case with Bouquet of Flowers design. Quarter plate.