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Elizabeth Clemment daguerreotype, 1845
Elizabeth Clemment daguerreotype, 1845
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Elizabeth Clemment daguerreotype, 1845

Permanent ID:
5608
Date:
circa 1845
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of woman seated against large cushion, wearing sheer daycap and lace collar. Preserver: [none]. Mat: Octagonal with pebble finish (1839-mid 40s). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame with a scarce floral design (Berg No. 5-94), with red velvet pinchpad and a red silk cushion (1839-1845).
Inscription:
(ink on silk): Elizabeth / Clemment / half sister / of / Rhoda; (Case cushion)

(pencil on paper seal): Conservation treatments / April 1980 / Robert Lodge (Conservation seal on image package)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 7 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 25/32 in, Height: 3 1/4 in (image)
Width: 7.8 cm, Height: 9.2 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/16 in, Height: 3 5/8 in, Depth: 3/4 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related Person or Organization:
Clemment, Elizabeth (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]