Katherine Biddle Leonard and Anne Rosalie Leonard ambrotype portrait, 1856
Permanent ID:
6547Date:
circa 1856Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate on purple ruby glass; Seated young woman, with arm resting on a posing table, holding a child on her lap; Woman with hair parted in the center and smoothed down over her head, wearing a dark dress with buttons down the front, with long belled sleeves, and matching light with dark trim undersleeves and collar, a ring on her finger; Child, fair hair parted in the center with loose waves falling down by the ears, wearing a short-sleeved shoulder baring white dress cinched at the waist, and adorned with white ribbons; color applied to both their cheeks. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Nonpariel with matte finish (mid 1840s to mid 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a lyre design on the front and a floral design on the back, with a gilded edge trim on the back interior, a red velvet pinchpad, and a purple silk cushion (1840s).Inscription:
(ink on green tape): Katherine Biddle Leonard (Tape adhered on exterior hinged edge)(ink on applied label): Katherine / Biddle / Leonard (Label applied upside down to back exterior of case)
(ink on applied label): Anne / Rosalie / Leonard (Label applied upside down to back exterior of case)
Format:
AmbrotypeDimensions:
Width: 7.0 cm, Height: 8.2 cmWidth: 2 3/4 in, Height: 3 7/32 in
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 9.0 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm
Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 3 17/32 in, Depth: 23/32 in
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypesRelated Person or Organization:
Biddle, Catherine (depicted)Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype