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Clifton, Ada, 1835-1891., Portrait of Miss Ada Clifton / photographed on wood, and engraved by Waters & Co.
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Contributor
Waters & Co., engraver.
Title
Clifton, Ada, 1835-1891.
Alternate title
Portrait of Miss Ada Clifton / photographed on wood, and engraved by Waters & Co.
Publisher
[New York? : s.n.]
Date
[1859?]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; 13.2 x 10.5 cm.
Description
Waist-length seated portrait of the actress holding a book.
Notes
In The American phrenological journal, vol. 29 (Feb., 1859), p. 25.
Ernestina Katherine Louise Marie Ritter, who went by the stage name Ada Clifton, was a popular actress in the mid-nineteenth century.
Genre
Portrait prints -- 1850-1859.
Engravings -- 1850-1859.
Subject
Clifton, Ada, 1835-1891 -- Portraits.
Women.
Phrenology.
Actresses.
In Collections
Portraits of American Women
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