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Rebecca Clifford Pemberton daguerreotype, 1846

Permanent ID:
5919
Date:
circa 1846
Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman with hair parted in the center and covered with a sheer white daycap tied with ribbon under her chin, wearing a black dress with cartridge pleats at the waist and a whitework collar and a black moiré silk shawl with a black cord around her neck. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with pebble finish (1839-mid 40s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design on the front only, with a matching purple velvet pinchpad and purple velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's advertisement (ca. 1850).
Inscription:
(embossed in velvet): W. & F. LANGENHEIM / PHILADELPHIA / EXCHANGE (Case cushion)

(ink on paper): Rebecca Clifford Pemberton [recto]; [illegible] [verso] (Enclosed note)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 10.6 cm (image)
Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 4 3/16 in (image)
Width: 9.2 cm, Height: 11.7 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 5/8 in, Height: 4 5/8 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collections:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Pemberton family papers
Related People or Organizations:
Pemberton, Rebecca Clifford (depicted)
W. & F. Langenheim (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]