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Daguerreotype reproduction of an oval image of a tree, 1855

Permanent ID:
5528
Date:
circa 1855
Image Description:
Image: 1/9 plate; A reproduction of an oval image of a tree (uncertain if the original object is embroidered and/or a piece of jewelry). Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish (ca.1850) Case: Paper-covered wood-frame with geometric design [Similar to uncommon case design "The Tangent Circle" Plate 195 on page 157 of "American Miniature Case Art" by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)], with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (1850-60s).
Inscription:
(ink on paper): Widow of / John B. Wickersham / Philadelphia; (graphite on paper): Miss Carr / 5.14.1914 (Enclosed item)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 5 cm, Height: 6.3 cm (image)
Width: 2 in, Height: 2 1/2 in (image)
Width: 6.2 cm, Height: 7.5 cm, Depth: 1.6 cm (case)
Width: 2 7/16 in, Height: 2 15/16 in, Depth: 21/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related Person or Organization:
Carr (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]