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[Unidentified woman, full-length portrait, three-quarter to the right, seated in chair at a small table with tablecloth] – Vintage Photo Print

[Unidentified woman, full-length portrait, three-quarter to the right, seated in chair at a small table with tablecloth], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[Unidentified woman, full-length portrait, three-quarter to the right, seated in chair at a small table with tablecloth], [between 1844 and 1860]. Historic photograph from the Daguerreotypes & Early Photography collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Seated at a small draped table, a woman turns three-quarters to the right in this full-length half-plate daguerreotype, a fuller view than the close-cropped portraits of the era often gave. Someone scratched "Mrs. Knox Walker, Penn." into the plate, but the record lists that name only as an alternative identification, so it remains unconfirmed. The plate is attributed to Mathew Brady's studio, and gold toning, applied after exposure, helped sharpen its detail and protect its delicate surface.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesAlternative identification: Mrs. Knox Walker. Scratched on face of plate: 188; Mrs. Knox Walker, Penn. Scratched on back of plate: 239. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,301 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference508_Unidentified_woman_full_1844

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