Color Print of Daguerrotype of Laura Bridgman in Profile

Color Print of Daguerrotype of Laura Bridgman in Profile

Item Information

Title:
Color Print of Daguerrotype of Laura Bridgman in Profile
Description:
Portrait of Laura Bridgman in profile circa 1855. Color Print of daguerreotype scanned after conservation treatment. She is wearing a sash covering her eyes, and her hair is pulled back with a long braid pinned up at the back of her head. She is wearing a dress with a floral print and a small lace collar. Note: print made at the NEDCC, 1992
Creator:
Southworth & Hawes
Name on Item:
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Date:
1992
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):
Laura Bridgman Collection
Series:
Portraits of Laura Bridgman
Subjects:
Blind
Deafblind people
People with disabilities
Special education
Perkins School for the Blind
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
Extent:
1 photograph
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/xd07m751r
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Accession #:
AG59-011-0015