Portrait #85

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Wemyss, Fannie Hatch
  • Artist:Unknown
  • Date Created:ca. 1850
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:19 x 8
  • Image Dimensions:6 x 4
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  • Materials/Media:oil on photographic board
  • Date Documented:7/10/2003
  • Condition:Good
  • Description:Oval, knee-length hand-painted photograph of a woman with dark hair parted in the middle. A long curl trails down her back She is wearing a dark brown (?) dress with white lace bodice insert and cuffs. She has on a choker necklace, and is seated with her right hand resting on a table. The background is olive green. The "frame" is unusual - an over-sized wooden and leather folding daguerrotype style.
  • History:Sitter lived in Mobile, AL.
  • Notes:"Frame" is in poor condition, but the image is all right.