Portrait of a Woman
date: label: date made
content: 1845-1855
notes: label: Description
content: Cased bust-length portrait of a woman, her body turned slightly to the viewer's right as she looks left; her dark hair is pulled up at back and parted at center with spaniel or sausage curls at front. Hinged, red velvet-covered oval case has padded front interior lined with white silk satin; portrait is framed with a cable- or ropework preserver. Push-button clasp at side. No marks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Virginia, Alexandria
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Heirs of William and Dennis Ramsay
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.220760.005B
label: accession number
content: 220760
label: catalog number
content: 220760.005B
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photograph
label: Object Name
content: case, photograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: daguerreotype (photograph production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: copper (photograph material)
label: Physical Description
content: velvet (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (case hardware material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (case lining material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (preserver material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/4 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 1.905 cm x 6.6675 cm x 6.35 cm