Maria L. Smiley daguerreotype, 1851
Permanent ID:
5745Date:
1851Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; woman seated in elaborate studio posing chair, with arm resting on cloth covered posing table, with hair parted in center, mostly covering ears, wearing floral dress with Jenny Lind collar, trimmed epaulets, flared sleeves midforearm in length, white cuffed undersleeves, black netted silk mitts (fingerless gloves), and drop earrings, with color applied to cheeks. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Double elliptical, with sandy finish (mid 1840-50). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design on the front and a geometric design on the back, with gilded pattern on interior edge, red velvet pinchpad and red velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's studio name and address and floral and geometric designs (1846-50s).Inscription:
(ink): Maria L. Smiley / Mrs. Francis Lee (Paper adhered to cushion)(ink): Daguerreotype taken 1851 / in Phila. Pa. (Paper adhered to cover glass)
(embossed on velvet): ENNIS GALLERY / 106 / CHESTNUT S. / PHILADELPHIA (Case cushion)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 7.9 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 People or Organizations:
Smiley, Maria L. (depicted)Ennis Gallery (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--United States [sh93000984]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--United States [sh93000984]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]