Portrait of a woman in a hat

Photography

Inventory number
2021.12.8.25.PH.VI.C1860.GB
Description
Daguerreotype contain in a embossed leather case lined with red silk representing a portrait of a woman wearing a crinoline dress worn under a dark color cape. She wears a straw cap with high crown lined with a large silk ribbons adorned the bonnet and create two loose straps on the front. The woman is sitting near a table with a basket of fruit on it.
Materials
Daguerreotype
leather
Glass
Brass
Silk
Origin
circa 1860 United Kingdom
Dimensions
Width : 1.5 cm
Length : 17 cm
Height : 9 cm