Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)
Artist
Jesse H. Whitehurst
(American, 1820-1875)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1850-1859
MediumDaguerreotype
Dimensions6 × 4 1/2 in. (15.2 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Christina and George Kemp
Object number2018.43.75
Not on view
DescriptionVery fine portrait of an elderly woman wearing a simple dark dress and white cloth bonnet. She is posed with crossed arms and holds a small book in her left hand. Fine three-quarter length portrait. Full leather case, Scroll in Rectangle design with a variation of Whitehurst’s spread eagle motif – this with floral borders. The shield has a listing of six gallery locations embossed on the velvet cushion. Half plate.