Mons De Devil
Permanent ID:
5613Date:
circa 1855Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of a man wearing a jacket, with a slim tie, turned down collar, color applied to cheeks and lips. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Oval with matte finish (ca.1850). Case: Paper-covered, wood-frame embossed with a common "The Romanesque Urn" design [Plate 141 page 126 of "American Miniature Case Art" by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)] both front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (1850s-60s).Inscription:
(pencil on paper): [illegible] Eagle / Mons / De / Devil / HDP / Lizzie / Lizzie L Davis (Inside case, behind image package)Format:
AmbrotypeDimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.3 cm (image)Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 1/4 in (image)
Width: 8 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 collectionRelated Person or Organization:
Davis, Lizzie L. (relates to)Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [sh85004169]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]