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Young woman in spotted dress and fine netted silk mitts
Young woman in spotted dress and fine netted silk mitts
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Young woman in spotted dress and fine netted silk mitts

Permanent ID:
5897
Date:
circa 1852
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated young woman with hand and elbow resting on an uncovered posing table, hair parted in center and pulled behind ears, dressed in a shoulder-baring spotted dress with short ruffled sleeves, with fine netted silk mitts, and a silk bow attached to a white collar around her neck, and small hoop earrings, color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Nonpariel with matte finish (mid 1840s to mid 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design both front and back, with a gilded patterned interior edge trim, a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's address (1850s).
Inscription:
(embossed on velvet): BAILEY / 198 / CHESTNUT / ST / PHILADA (Case cushion)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 7 cm, Height: 8.3 cm (image)
Width: 2 3/4 in, Height: 3 9/32 in (image)
Width: 8.1 cm, Height: 9.5 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm (case)
Width: 3 3/16 in, Height: 3 3/4 in, Depth: 21/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related Person or Organization:
Bailey, Jason (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]