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Frances Pemberton daguerreotype, 1855

Permanent ID:
5575
Date:
circa 1855
Image Description:
Image: Oval 1/16 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman in a dark dress in a habit-front style designed to display the chemisette, with color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: Embossed with a simple design. Mat: [none]. Case: Red-velvet covered oval case with push-button fastener. Enclosed item: a lock of hair curled under glass inside front of case, above black silk.
Inscription:
(pencil): Frances Pemberton (Under enclosure of hair inside front of case)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 3.6 cm, Height: 4.4 cm (image)
Width: 1 7/16 cm, Height: 1 23/32 cm (image)
Width: 4.7 cm, Height: 5.4 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (image)
Width: 1 13/15 cm, Height: 1 13/32 cm, Depth: 21/32 cm (image)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related Person or Organization:
Pemberton, Frances (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]