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[Woman Seated with Arms Across Waist]

ArtistAmerican, active mid 19th century
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • [Woman Seated with Arms Across Waist]
  • Untitled
Datec. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype, 1/9 plate
DimensionsOverall: 2 15/16 × 2 1/2 × 3/4 in. (7.5 × 6.4 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Sonia Marvins Collection, gift of Sonia Marvins
Object number2003.512
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceSonia Marvins, Houston; given to MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"Turning Light Into Silver", 19 February - 30 May 2005, Audrey Jones Beck Building, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, lower level.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
An advertising card on the back of the plate; "Fish & Co..."

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Fish & Co.