Unknown American
Margaret Lea Houston (1819–1867)

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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)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.89.19

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Bayou Bend

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ProvenanceMargaret Lea Houston (1819–1867); by descent to her niece Katherine Hume Seymour (1870–1944); given to her daughter Mrs. Ben Calhoun (née Katherine Seymour, 1904–2005), Houston; given to Miss Ima Hogg, 1968; given to MFAH, by 1975; formerly accessioned in 1989.
Exhibition History"Turning Light Into Silver", February 19–May 30, 2005, Audrey Jones Beck Building, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, lower level.
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