DateCirca 1880
MediumTintype, uncased
Dimensions2 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (6.4 × 8.9 cm)
Object number2005.13.56.25
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionHand-tinted studio portrait of a young woman standing, leaning against an upholstered chair, taken against a painted backdrop of a tree-surrouned lake. She is wearing what is known as a 'cuirass bodice' which dates the clothing to Circa 1880 (plus or minus one or two years) [EER].On View
Not on view
Late 19th Century
1725-1960
1700-1850
