Daguerreotype of Seated Woman with Bonnet
Subject
Photograph
Title
Daguerreotype of Seated Woman with Bonnet
Date
ca. 1850 - 1860
Description
The daguerreotype is set in a leather case with a red velvet embossed interior, framed with a gold matte embossed with the word ‘Stratford’ in the upper left and lower right corners. These likely refer to the photographer Henry K. Stratford, who photographed in Massachusetts in 1851-1852 and embossed his last name on matte frames.
The young woman is sitting for her photograph in a white bonnet and a dark colored shawl. Her hair is tucked back into her bonnet, which is round and ties under the chin with a wide ribbon. A light colored skirt peaks out from under a shawl with decorative trim. She wears dangling earrings, a ring on the middle finger of her right hand and a ring on the ring finger of her left hand, indicating she was married. The bonnet shape, possible photographer, and type of photograph suggest the daguerreotype is from the early 1850s.
References
“Daguerreotype Collection Inventory.” American Antiquarian Society. Accessed November 28, 2022. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/content/daguerreotype-inventory.
The young woman is sitting for her photograph in a white bonnet and a dark colored shawl. Her hair is tucked back into her bonnet, which is round and ties under the chin with a wide ribbon. A light colored skirt peaks out from under a shawl with decorative trim. She wears dangling earrings, a ring on the middle finger of her right hand and a ring on the ring finger of her left hand, indicating she was married. The bonnet shape, possible photographer, and type of photograph suggest the daguerreotype is from the early 1850s.
References
“Daguerreotype Collection Inventory.” American Antiquarian Society. Accessed November 28, 2022. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/content/daguerreotype-inventory.
Severa, Joan. Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans & Fashion, 1840-1900. Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press, 1995.
Steele, Chris. “Henry K. Stratford.” Pioneer American Photographers, 1839-1860. April 2, 2021. https://pioneeramericanphotographers.com/tag/henry-k-stratford/.
Source
Donor: Mary C. Whitlock
Whitlock Collection
The photograph was purchased at Bean Hill, CT on June 16, 1953 by Mary C. Whitlock.
Whitlock Collection
The photograph was purchased at Bean Hill, CT on June 16, 1953 by Mary C. Whitlock.
Identifier
URI 1962.99.88
Contributor
Payton Becker
Collection
Citation
“Daguerreotype of Seated Woman with Bonnet,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed April 24, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/536.