Miss Lillie S. Bethell
Permanent ID:
5747Date:
1858Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate on violet ruby glass; Head and shoulders of young woman with hair parted in the center and worn in ringlets beginning at ear down to her shoulders, likely with a knot at low on the crown at the back, wearing a striped dress with an open neckline finished with a wide white collar that lies out to the shoulders with fronts that do not meet, with a brooch attached by the throat, a V-shaped yoke or cape edged in long silk fringe drops at the front, 5 silk tassels attached down the front center, with color applied to her cheeks and lips. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and ornate (late 1850s). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame embossed with a geometric design both front and back, with gilded pattern trim on interior, red velvet pinchpad and red velvet cushion embossed with floral design (1850-60s).Inscription:
(ink): Miss Lillie S. Bethell / presented by same / Oct. 6, 1926 / 71. (Label adhered to back exterior of case)(pencil): Spring / 1858 / Spring 1858. (Paper lining behind image package)
Format:
AmbrotypeDimensions:
Width: 7 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)Width: 2 25/32 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8 cm, Height: 9.3 cm, Depth: 2 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 19/32 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated People or Organizations:
Bethell, Lillie S. (was donated by)Bethell, Lillie S. (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [sh85004169]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]