handcolored-photograph-of-identified-sitter
Lot 2066
Handcolored Photograph of Identified Sitter
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The handcolored photograph of an elderly lady identified en verso as "Clarissa Murch / daughter of William Murch / born in Genesse County / N.Y. / Feb 21, 1799 / died on her plantation in / Lunica County, Miss. Mch 1862"; signed Gray and '65, housed in gilt metal Neoclassical frame. Additional information on the sitter included en verso.

SS 1 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.; DOA 8 x 3.25 in.

Some discoloration to background; some fading.