Rebecca Clifford Pemberton daguerreotype, 1850
Permanent ID:
5620Date:
circa 1850Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Woman seated in front of a painted backdrop in wood-framed posing chair beside a cloth-covered posing table, wearing daycap set back on the head and strings tied to one side, and a dark gown, probably black, made with belled sleeves under closely fitted caps, with white undersleeves, and tight, dark leather gloves, with a ribbon hanging down from her neck (likely a watch strap). Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame with a very rare "Flower Vase" (Berg No. 5-144) design embossed on the front (the engraver's name A C Paquet appears reversed in the lower left corner - listed as a die sinker in Philadelphia 1850-55 and as a die sinker with the U.S. Bureau of Engraving & Printing in Philadelphia in 1858), and a geometric design on the back, with a red velvet pinchpad and red velvet cushion embossed with a geometric design.Inscription:
(embossed): S BROADBENT (Mat)(ink on paper): Rebecca Cliffon Pemberton / 1791 18 [struck out] (Enclosed item )
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 6.8 cm, Height: 8.3 cm (image)Width: 2 11/16 in, Height: 3 1/4 in (image)
Width: 8 cm, Height: 9.5 cm, Depth: 2 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 3/4 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collections:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionPemberton family papers
Related People or Organizations:
Pemberton, Rebecca Clifford (depicted)Broadbent, Samuel (photographer)
Paquet, Anthony C. (Manufacturer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]
Photographers--United States [sh93000984]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]
Photographers--United States [sh93000984]