CultureAmerican
Titles
- [Portrait of a Woman]
Datec. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 × 3 7/8 × 3/4 in. (12.1 × 9.8 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Sonia Marvins Collection, gift of Sonia Marvins
Object number2003.516
Non exposé
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PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceSonia Marvins, Houston; given to MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Recent Acquisitions," the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 12/22/03-2/29/04
"Turning Light Into Silver", 19 February - 30 May 2005, Audrey Jones Beck Building, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, lower level.
“A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michele Marvins,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 4–July 5, 2015.
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