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Matilda Maybin / Mrs. William H. Hart daguerreotype, 1850

Permanent ID:
5610
Date:
circa 1850
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Reproduction of a miniature portrait of the head and shoulders of a woman with dark curly hair, with color applied to her lips. Preserver: [none]. Mat: Oval with matte finish (1850); oval paper mat beneath. Case: Paper-covered wood-frame with a floral design, with red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with the photographers' names and city (1850s).
Inscription:
(embossed on velvet): W. & F. LANGENHEIM / PHILAD. (Case cushion)

(ink on paper): Matilda Maybin / Mrs. William H. Hart / my Grandmother / Mary M. Hart / April 23rd 1951 (Enclosed item)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 6.8 cm, Height: 8.1 cm (image)
Width: 2 11/16 in, Height: 3 3/16 in (image)
Width: 7.9 cm, Height: 9.1 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 21/32 in, Depth: 21/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related People or Organizations:
Hart, William H. (depicted)
Hart, Mary M. (was donated by)
W. & F. Langenheim (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]
Photographers--United States [sh93000984]