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Call Number:

PH-02732

Collection Name:

A. T. Martin Photography Collection

Creator:

Martin, A. T., fl. ca. 1850s

No. of Items:

1 item

Span Dates:

circa 1850

Description:

The collection consists of one photograph by A. T. Martin (British, active circa 1850s). Item-level information follows.

964:0020:0086 -- [Portrait of a woman], circa 1850. Daguerreotype with applied color,
7.2 x 5.9 cm (sixth plate) (visible image); 9.2 x 7.9 cm (case). Oval mat. Interior lined with red velvet embossed with decorative leaf motif. Exterior of case covered in dark red leather with photographer's seal stamped on the front in gold.

Accession No(s):

964:0020:0086

Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Martin, A. T., fl. ca. 1850s
Title	[Portrait of a British woman]
Date	[ca. 1850]
Medium	Daguerreotype with applied color
Dimensions	7.2 x 5.9 cm; 2 4/5 x 2 3/10 in (oval)
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0020:0086

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