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Mexican American women -- California -- Pictorial works

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Maria Paula Rosalia Vallejo del Leese daguerreotype

 Item — Box 04
Identifier: DAG-8H
Content Description

Portrait of Maria Paula Rosalia Vallejo Leese seated, arm resting on book, holding an embroidered purse in her lap. Leese's cheeks, purse, jewelry, and the book are tinted. Daguerreotype is housed in a double-hinged, triptych-style case; brown embossed leather exterior with shield shaped closure; red embossed velvet interior. Quarter plate daguerreotype measuring 9 x 7 cm.

Dates: 1840-1860