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[Portrait of a Seated Woman Holding a Book or Cased Object]

Unknownabout 1854–1856

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Woman resting one arm on book atop a cloth-covered table. Flowers in vase on table.

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Title: [Portrait of a Seated Woman Holding a Book or Cased Object]
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: about 1854–1856
Physical Dimensions: Plate: 8.1 × 6.8 cm (3 3/16 × 2 11/16 in.)
Type: Cased object
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Daguerreotype, hand-colored
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 84.XT.1575.55
Culture: American
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: Unknown maker, American
Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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