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Woman in a dark dress with white lace collar ambrotype, 1858
Woman in a dark dress with white lace collar ambrotype, 1858
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Woman in a dark dress with white lace collar ambrotype, 1858

Permanent ID:
5569
Date:
circa 1858
Image Description:
Image: 1/9 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman, possibly Phoebe House, with hair parted in the center and covering her ears, in a dark dress with white lace collar and undersleeves, a brooch at her throat and a dark ribbon in her hair. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and ornate (late 1850s). Case: Thermoplastic with geometric design (Berg No. 3-292), with red velvet pinchpad, eggplant velvet cushion embossed with floral design (1853-57).
Inscription:
(printed): A.P. CRITCHLOW & CO., / Manufacturers of / Daguerreotype Cases. / A.P.C. & CO. / Are the Original Inventors of the / Composition for the Union Case, / (so called,) including all the various shades / of color and fineness of texture pecu- / liar to their manufacture and of the / Embracing Riveted Hinges, thus / securing them from breaking out / as do others that are inserted / with or without a / metal brace. / Hinge Patented / Oct. 14, 1856, and April 21, 1857. (Behind image in case)
Format:
Ambrotype
Dimensions:
Width: 5 cm, Height: 6.3 cm (image)
Width: 2 in, Height: 2 1/2 in (image)
Width: 6.3 cm, Height: 7.5 cm, Depth: 2.1 cm (case)
Width: 2 1/2 in, Height: 2 15/16 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collections:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Paschall-Sellers family papers
Related People or Organizations:
A.P. Critchlow & Co. (Manufacturer)
House, Phoebe (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [sh85004169]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]