Annie J. Jewell Wickersham ambrotype portrait
Permanent ID:
5550Image Description:
Image: 1/16 plate; Head and shoulders of woman with wide lace collar, wearing brooch at her throat, and earrings, with applied color. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish (1850). Case: Book style; Thermoplastic front and back panels applied to a leather case with (missing, presumably mother of pearl) inlay in floral design, with white silk pinchpad and cushion.Inscription:
(Ink on silk): Annie J. Jewell Wickersham (Case)(embossed): REHN'S / AMBROTYPE / PATE (Mat)
(Printed on paper): DIRECTIONS. / It will be perceived that the black varnish con- / stituting the back ground of these AMBROTYPES, / is not in contact with the Picture, but upon a second / glass cemented to that on which the picture is / made. If, therefore, the varnish should crack, / or become rubbed from the glass, the picture will / not by this be the least impaired, as the whole of / the varnish may be removed without injury, and / a new back ground supplied by the addition of a / new coating of black varnish. This is not the / case with pictures made on single glass, and which / are not cemented, as the least injury to these / destroys the picture for ever. / AMBROTYPES / Are not reversed, without glare, fine in tone, / and brilliant in effect, besides being proof against / acids, water, air or climate. / Patented in the United States, Great Britain and France, / AND MADE IN PHILADELPHIA, / By I. REHN, only, / American Gallery of Photography, No. 126 Arch St. (Enclosed Item)
Format:
AmbrotypeDimensions:
Width: 3.6 cm, Height: 4.2 cm (image)Width: 1 7/16 in, Height: 1 5/8 in (image)
Width: 5.1 cm, Height: 5.6 cm, Depth: 2 cm (case)
Width: 2 in, Height: 2 3/16 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated People or Organizations:
Rehn, Isaac A. (photographer)Wickersham, Annie J. Jewell (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [sh85004169]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]
Photographers--United States [sh93000984]
Photographic industry [sh85101187]
Photography--United States--History [sh2010106288]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]
Photographers--United States [sh93000984]
Photographic industry [sh85101187]
Photography--United States--History [sh2010106288]