Unidentified Woman
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 10.4 × 7.8 × 0.2 cm (4 1/8 × 3 1/16 × 1/16")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The image shows one full-length sitter, and the catalog identifies the subject as a portrait.
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Interiors Both · 98%
A studio interior is visible through the curtain, draped table, furnishings, and open floor; the catalog explicitly lists Interior.
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Related to Fashion Both · 95%
Dress, hat, neckwear, jewelry, and a diagonal accessory dominate the sitter's appearance; the catalog indexes several costume-related subjects.
Medium and Techniques
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Black-and-White Photography Both · 99%
The supplied image is monochrome, and the catalog identifies the object as a glass plate collodion negative within the Photographs classification.
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Photography Metadata · 100%
The catalog classifies the object as a Photographic Negative and Photographs, with the medium listed as glass plate collodion negative.
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Staged Photography Visual · 86%
The sitter is deliberately posed within an arranged studio setting containing drapery, a covered table, and a supporting prop or furnishing.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog gives an approximate date of c. 1860-70, placing the work in the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the photographic support as a glass plate and the medium as a glass plate collodion negative.
Furniture and Lighting
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Table Both · 97%
A substantial round table covered with fabric appears at the right of the composition, and the catalog specifically lists Home Furnishings/Furniture/Table.
Jewelry and Fashion Object Types
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Earrings Both · 91%
An earring is visible at the sitter's ear, and the catalog specifically lists Costume/Jewelry/Earring.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Unidentified Woman. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.