Photograph (Opalotype)

  • Title:

    Portrait of Sally Logan Roberts Coles (Mrs. Edward Coles Sr.)

  • Category:

    Photographic images

  • Creator (Role):

    John Henry Brown (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1879

  • Materials:

    Emulsion; Watercolor; Glass; Wood; Paint; Leather; Velvet; Gold; Glass; Cloth

  • Techniques:

    Photography, Hand colored, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    2001.0043.010


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2001.0043.010

Object Name

Photograph (Opalotype)

Title

Portrait of Sally Logan Roberts Coles (Mrs. Edward Coles Sr.)

Category

Photographic images

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Marie Robbins Barlow, Mary Robbins Lemon and Edward J. Robbins in memory of Oliver W. Robbins

Creator (Role)

John Henry Brown (Artist)
1818-1891
References (not complete list): Anne Verplanck, "The Art of John Henry Brown," Antiques (November 2004);

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1879

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Bottom center edge; J. Henry Brown 1879

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Emulsion; Watercolor; Glass; Wood; Paint; Leather; Velvet; Gold; Glass; Cloth

Techniques

Photography, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

7.3125 (H) , 6.375 (W) , 1 (D) , 4.5 (Image H) , 3.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.574 (H) , 16.192 (W) , 2.54 (D) , 4.5 (Image H) , 3.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H, W and D of frame. H at left. W at bottom. D at bottom left corner. Image measurements in frame, by sight. Image H and W at center.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Verplanck, Anne. 11//2004 The Art of John Henry Brown. Antiques. 166 (5): 138-43.
For more on Brown, see article pp. 138-43.