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Carte-de-Visite

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

19th century

GUSN

GUSN-266252

Description

Black and white image of Clarissa Sanford (1799-1878) seated at a marble-top table, wearing black dress, hat, fur stole; book upright on table.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Portrait
Carte-de-visite

Inscription

"BOGARDUS/ PHOTOGRAPHER/ 363 BROADWAY/ NEW YORK" (stamped)
"Clarissa Sanford/ wife of Rev. Levi/ Packard" (handwritten)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4 x 2 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Eleanor Stoddard

Accession Number

2002.59.3

Date

19th century (1850-1860?)

Related Items

Title Letter Box Accession Number 2002.59.1
Title Book - Night Thoughts Accession Number 2002.59.2
Title Carte-de-Visite Accession Number 2002.59.4

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