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Seated boy dressed in partially unbuttoned roundabout
Seated boy dressed in partially unbuttoned roundabout
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Seated boy dressed in partially unbuttoned roundabout

Permanent ID:
5648
Date:
circa 1850
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate on ruby glass; Boy seated in posing chair, resting forearm on table, wearing long sleeved roundabout with shiny buttons, partially unbuttoned, and white turned-down collar, hair parted on the side. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Oval with matte finish and ornate (late 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood-framed half case embossed with a geometric design, edged with a gilded pattern both on exterior and interior, with a red velvet pinchpad (1846-1850).
Format:
Ambrotype
Dimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.3 cm (image)
Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 9/32 in (image)
Width: 8.1 cm, Height: 9.4 cm, Depth: 2 cm (case)
Width: 3 3/16 in, Height: 3 11/16 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [sh85004169]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photography of children [sh85101337]