Margaret Lea Houston (1819–1867)
Artist
Unknown American
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Margaret Lea Houston (1819–1867)
Datec. 1860
Possible placeTexas, United States
MediumDaguerreotype, 1/4 plate
DimensionsImage: 3 5/8 × 2 5/8 in. (9.1 × 6.6 cm)
Other (case): 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (1.9 × 12.1 × 9.5 cm)
Other (case): 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (1.9 × 12.1 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.89.19
Non exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Exhibition History"Turning Light Into Silver", February 19–May 30, 2005, Audrey Jones Beck Building, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, lower level.
Published References Seale, William. Sam Houston's Wife: A Biography of Margaret Lea Houston. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1970, following p. 12. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Margaret B. Williamson
2005
Gelatin silver print with selenium toning
2010.133
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