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Louisa Louisa Fitch daguerreotype, 1850

Permanent ID:
5587
Date:
circa 1850
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman with braided hair wearing a patterned dress with lace collar, tie, holding a book, color applied to cheeks. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple rope pattern (after 1850). Mat: Elliptical with pebbled finish (1839- mid 1840s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame with embossed floral design (variation of scarce Berg No. 5-94 and 5-112), red velvet pinchpad, red velvet cushion embossed with floral design (1850).
Inscription:
(ink on paper): Louisa Louisa Fitch / Dau. John B. / Born July 17, 1826 - Hartford / died Sept. 16, 1850 " [recto]; (pencil on paper): Charles Florus Fitch / 11/16/27 [verso] (Enclosed item)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.1 cm (image)
Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 3/16 in (image)
Width: 7.9 cm, Height: 9.2 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 5/8 in, Depth: 21/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related People or Organizations:
Fitch, Charles Florus (was donated by)
Fitch, Louisa Louisa (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]