Nurse Lucretia daguerreotype, 1856
Permanent ID:
5553Date:
circa 1856Image Description:
Image: 1/9 plate; Woman seated at posing table in front-buttoned dress with lace collar. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Nonpariel with matte finish (mid 1840s-mid 50s). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame with geometric design, with red velvet pinchpad and red velvet cuchion embossed with floral and urn design (1850-60s).Inscription:
(ink on label adhered to cushion): Lucretia, our nurse (Enclosed Item)Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 5.1 cm, Height: 6.3 cm (image)Width: 2 in, Height: 2 1/2 in (image)
Width: 6.1 cm, Height: 7.3 cm, Depth: 1.6 cm (case)
Width: 2 13/32 in, Height: 2 29/32 in, Depth: 21/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionLibrary of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography [sh85101240]
Portrait photography [sh85101240]