Untitled (Portrait of a Man and Two Women)
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 number2018.43.78
DescriptionGroup portrait of a middle-aged gentleman posed with two young ladies. He wears a light color suit with vest, white shirt and dark tie. Both ladies have fashionable hoop skirt dresses. Full leather case, Woman with Cornucopia design with Whitehurst’s standing eagle and tablet motif listing six gallery locations embossed on velvet cushion. Rare cushion design. Half plate.
