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Woman in half profile
Woman in half profile
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Woman in half profile

Permanent ID:
5746
Date:
1842
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Half portrait of a seated woman with face in half profile, hair center parted and pulled back except two locks hanging in front of ears to almost chin length, wearing patterned dress with sloping shoulders, slender waist, belled sleeves, and wide white collar. Preserver: [none]. Mat:Gold covered paper cut in a rectangular shape. Case: Leather-covered wood-framed half case embossed with a geometric design edged with a gilded pattern both exterior and interior, red velvet pinchpad.
Inscription:
(ink): Daguerreotype taken 1842 / In Philadelphia, Pa (paper adhered to cover glass)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8.1 cm, Height: 9.4 cm, Depth: 1.2 cm (case)
Width: 3 3/16 in, Height: 3 11/16 in, Depth: 11/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]