Cornelius Jabez Hughes

Hughes, C. J.

British, 1819 - 1894

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The image depicts a seated woman, visible from the waist up. She has dark, neatly parted hair. She wears a long-sleeved, dark dress with a high collar and white lace or frilled trim at the cuffs. She is posed with her right elbow on a table and her right hand under her chin, with her left hand resting on her lap. There is a small object in her left hand. A dark, round table nearby holds a book or box. The background is plain and the scene is framed in gold.
Cornelius Jabez Hughes, Portrait of a Woman, c. 1855, daguerreotype with applied color, Patrons' Permanent Fund, 2018.145.12

Portrait of a Woman

Cornelius Jabez Hughes · c. 1855 · daguerreotype with applied color ·  Accession ID  2018.145.12