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Josephine Riley ambrotype portrait, 1853
Josephine Riley ambrotype portrait, 1853
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Josephine Riley ambrotype portrait, 1853

Permanent ID:
5557
Date:
circa 1853
Image Description:
Image: 1/9 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman in a striped dress with a lace collar, wearing a brooch, with a braid in her hair and color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish (ca.1850). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame with geometric design and gilded edges, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (1850-60s).
Inscription:
(printed on pink paper enclosed in image package): THE / ORIGINAL / JAMES & CO. / 25 CENT / PATENT / AMBROTYPES / 4 Summer Street, / BOSTON. (Paper enclosed in image package)

(embossed): JAMES & Co / 4 SUMMER (Mat)

(ink on paper): Josephine Riley. / of Phila. (Enclosed item)
Format:
Ambrotype
Dimensions:
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: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 2 3/8 in, Height: 2 7/8 in, Depth: 11/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related People or Organizations:
Riley, Josephine (depicted)
James & Co., D. E. (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [sh85004169]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]