- Accession Number:
- 2001.161
- Description:
- 1/6 plate daguerreotype has a brass mat covered with glass and is enclosed in a brass preserver that is embossed with a small design. Gold sealing tape (original?) is visible on the back. Seated man and woman are identified on a separate paper as Cyrus Blood Jones and Matilda McDaniels Jones. He is wearing a dark jacket and a vest with two rows of buttons. He has a short beard, but no mustache. She is wearing a light cap and a dark dress with a light-colored collar and a striped bow. The dress has bishop sleeves with light-colored cuffs. The bodice is pleated above the waist.
- Medium:
- Silver-coated copper daguerreotype ; brass, glass, p
- Print Size:
- 2.75 x 2.5 in.
- Date:
- ca. 1850s
- Photographer:
- unknown
- Credit Line:
- Museum Purchase, 2001.161
- Subjects:
- Adult blind. Photographs.
