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Sarah Cornelia Hamilton daguerreotype, 1848

Permanent ID:
5556
Date:
circa 1848
Image Description:
Image: 1/9 plate; Woman seated at posing table, dressed in mourning with white lace at collar and cuffs. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Ornate elliptical (also called 'acorn') with sandy finish (mid to late 1840s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame with embossed floral design with a red velvet pinchpad and a red silk cushion (pre-1850).
Inscription:
(ink on paper): Sarah Cornelia Hamilton / Dau. Of John B. / B. Dec. 2, 1828 - Hartford / D. Nov.8, 1905 - Brookfield; (graphite on paper): Charles Florus Filch / 11/16/27 (Enclosed Item)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 5 cm, Height: 6.3 cm (image)
Width: 2 in, Height: 2 1/2 in (image)
Width: 6.3 cm, Height: 7.4 cm, Depth: 1.9 cm (case)
Width: 2 1/2 in, Height: 2 29/32 in, Depth: 3/4 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related People or Organizations:
Hamilton, Sarah Cornelia (depicted)
Fitch, Charles Florus (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Mourning customs [sh85087976]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]