Daguerreotype of Erastus and Charlotte Lord



Object ID:
1938-01-80
Category:
Images of People
Medium:
daguerreotype
Date:
ca. between 1850 and 1860
Held at:
Helga J. Ingraham Memorial Library, Litchfield Historical Society
Associated Place:
Litchfield, CT
Description:
Daguerreotype of Erastus and Charlotte Lord. Charlotte is seated on the left and Erastus is seated on the right. The image captures the couple from the waist up. Charlotte is wearing a plain dress with a lace collar and white lace bonnet. Erastus is wearing a dark jacket with a patterned vest, white shirt and dark tie. There is some decomposition along the edges of the image.

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