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Home of John H. Dimmoch
Home of John H. Dimmoch
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Home of John H. Dimmoch

Permanent ID:
5918
Date:
1856
Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Exterior of a fenced two-storey house with a widow's walk with a horse and buggy out front. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Double elliptical, with sandy finish (mid 1840-50). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design both front and back, with gilded edge trim both exterior and interior, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a geometric design (1850s).
Inscription:
(typed on white paper): Home of John H. Dimmoch / 1856 (Enclosed note)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 10.8 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 4 1/4 cm, Height: 3 7/32 cm (image)
Width: 9.4 cm, Height: 11.8 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 11/16 cm, Height: 4 21/32 cm, Depth: 23/32 cm (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related Person or Organization:
Dimmoch, John H. (relates to)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Architectural photography [sh85101268]