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Lydia Huntley Sigourney (1791–1865)

Augustus Washingtonc. 1855

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States

Lydia Huntley Sigourney of Hartford was the most celebrated American female poet prior to the Civil War.

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Title: Lydia Huntley Sigourney (1791–1865)
Creator: Augustus Washington
Manufacturer: American, Hartford, Connecticut
Date Created: c. 1855
Location Created: United States
Physical Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 3 15/16 inches
Provenance: Watkinson Library, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
Type: Daguerreotype
Original Source: Watkinson Library, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
Medium: Daguerreotype
Creator 1 death date: 1875
Creator 1 birth date: c. 1820

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