Cathrine Beeber Murty
Permanent ID:
5754Date:
circa 1859Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated, freckle-faced woman with arm resting on cloth covered posing table, hair parted in center and curled under away from face covering ears, wearing a dress made of a printed fabric, with a bodice cut with three parallel darts at either side, that closes in the front with white buttons, and large white bishop sleeves with arm-hugging caps, with a dark apron, likely made from an old dress, with a white collar and neck ribbon tied at at her throat, a black watch cord hanging down the front from around her neck, and color applied to her cheeks, and gold to a ring on her finger. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Nonpariel with sandy finish (1840s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame with scarce "Bird Hatching Eggs" design (Berg No. 5-35) both front and back, with a gilded pattern trim on interior edge, a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (1850s).Inscription:
Cathrine Beeber Murty / 20 yrs. old / Presented by Mrs. C. B. Murty / May 29, 1935 (Label adhered to cushion)Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 7 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)Width: 2 25/32 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8.0 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:
Murty, Cathrine Beeber (depicted)Murty, Cathrine Beeber (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]