Object number:
A94.74.87
Object name:
photograph
Title:
Untitled (Portrait of a Young Woman)
Maker:
John Stull
Date made:
circa 1855
Material/Technique:
Stereo sixth plate daguerreotype and leather case
Credit line:
The David M. Faraday Collection, gift of Kathleen C. Faraday and Jeffrey Michael Faraday
Copyright status:
No Copyright - United States (Public Domain)
Copyright holder:
Public Domain
Physical description:
The leather case, stamped in the front with the year 1855, lifts up by three folding hinge struts, allowing the viewer to focus by changing the lens-to-image distance.
Concepts:
lace collar; dress; chair; necklace; California Gold Rush; stereoscope; portrait; woman; sitting
Currently on display in the Gallery of California Art