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Photographic Portrait - Mary Lyman Lord

1938-01-14

Small photographic portrait of Mary Lyman Lord (1764-1843), wife of Lynde Lord. Oval black and white photograph of an older women with dark ringlets, wearing a white bonnet, lace fichu, and dark dress with large lace collar. Set in square frame of dark wood with oval glass and gilt metal insert. On reverse, small loop hanger at top of frame. Wood stamped "50" at top left and "H.F.V./A/Paris" at top right. Photograph is on thin board, with trade card on reverse "Wm. M. Jenkins/Photographer/Patchogue/L.I" with image of cherub painting on a canvas. Marked in pencil above image, "Mary Lyman Lord."

Photograph is likely an albumen print on thin paper, mounted on paper card and trimmed to fit frame. This process was not popular in American until closer to the 1860s, at which point Mary had already passed. The style of dress and age of the sitter also suggest that the photographer may have been capturing a portrait of the subject and not the sitter herself.

• Jenkins, William M.

1855-1870

Overall height 4.875", width 4.375"

• wood
• paper
• metal
• glass