[Portrait of a young woman]

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[Portrait of a young woman]

Creator

M. A. Root

American Daguerreotypist · 1808–1888

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Before learning the daguerreotype process in Philadelphia around 1843, Marcus Aurelius Root studied painting and taught penmanship. The following year he became a partner in daguerreotype studios in Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans. He later became a partner in Saint Louis, Missouri, and Philadelphia studios. In 1846 Root purchased John Jabez Mayall's studio in Philadelphia. Three years later, in

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Date
about 1850–1860
Medium
Hand-colored salted paper print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
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Portrait of a young woman, seated with her hands in her lap. Her dress has a belt around the waist with a small chain hanging from it. She is wearing a cameo pinned to the neckline of her dress.

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