[Woman wearing bonnet]
Photograph
Unidentified
Maker
[Woman wearing bonnet]
ca. 1845
Daguerreotype with applied color
Image: 2 5/8 × 2 1/16 in. (6.7 × 5.2 cm) (1/6 plate)
Case: 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 in. (9.2 × 7.9 × 1.6 cm)
Purchase
1969.0202.0019
Inscriptions Inscribed in pen on applied label on spine of case: 222
Entry 222 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Beautiful daguerreotype of lovely dark-eyed brunette young woman. Has large black bonnet with long black mourning veil draped over it. White ribbon streamers and large white clusters of flowers on each ear. Wears black & white shawl. Has probably just come out of 1st year of all-black mourning into 2nd year of black and white mourning apparel. Lady unknown. Very clear and well preserved. (2.00)
Entry 222 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Beautiful daguerreotype of lovely dark-eyed brunette young woman. Has large black bonnet with long black mourning veil draped over it. White ribbon streamers and large white clusters of flowers on each ear. Wears black & white shawl. Has probably just come out of 1st year of all-black mourning into 2nd year of black and white mourning apparel. Lady unknown. Very clear and well preserved. (2.00)
