Woman wearing lace mitts
Permanent ID:
5851Date:
June 1858Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman with arm resting on a cloth-covered posing table, with hair parted in the center with a late-fifties padded wings hairstyle, wearing a short-sleeved, shoulder-baring stripe patterned dress with wide dark bretelles, fringed over the arms, meeting at a V under a dark belt with a large center buckle and a gold watch chain at her waist, fine netted silk mitts, drop earrings, two thin chains around her neck, and a ring on her finger, color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame half case embossed with geometric design, with a gilded edge trim and a red velvet pinchpad (1850s).Inscription:
(embossed): AMBROTYPE BY / GUTEKUNST & BRO / PATENTED / JULY 4&11.54 (Bottom corners of mat)(embossed): June / 1858 (Interior of clasp)
Format:
AmbrotypeDimensions:
Width: 7 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)Width: 2 3/4 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 9.3 cm, Depth: 1.2 cm (case)
Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 3 19/32 in, Depth: 11/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated Person or Organization:
Butekunst & Bro (photographer)Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [sh85004169]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]