Portrait of a Woman

c. 1853

James McClees

Artist, American, 1821 - 1887

Washington L. Germon

Artist, American, 1823 - 1877

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stereoscopic daguerreotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image (visible; each): 5.7 × 4 cm (2 1/4 × 1 9/16 in.)
    mat: 8.2 × 10.5 cm (3 1/4 × 4 1/8 in.)
    case (closed): 9.5 × 12 × 1.9 cm (3 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2025.12.12

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Janet Lehr, East Hampton, NY; Mary and Dan Solomon, Dana Point, CA; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on brass mat, lower center embossed: McCLEES & GERMON / PHILA; on leather stereoview flap inside of case, lower center: MASCHER'S IMPROVED STEREOSCOPE / PHILADA. / MARCH 8TH 1853.; on bottom edge of case, by unknown hand, bottom left in silver ink: C127 D117 11

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