[Elinda Lefebore, professional singer]
Photograph
Unidentified
Maker
[Elinda Lefebore, professional singer]
ca. 1850
Daguerreotype
Image: 2 1/16 × 1 5/8 in. (5.2 × 4.1 cm) (1/9 plate)
Case: 3 1/4 × 2 15/16 × 9/16 in. (8.3 × 7.5 × 1.4 cm)
Purchase
1969.0201.0018
Inscriptions Entry 87 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Miniature daguerreotype of very homely young woman, Elinda Lefebore, born in France. Lived in [?], Conn. Was famous singer & lost voice from fright during thunderstorm Trade from Mrs. Helen Allen, Providence, R.I. Placed in unusual metal and tooled leather case.
