Mrs. Wm P. Wilstach
Permanent ID:
5920Call number:
3139Date:
circa 1846Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Seated woman with one arm resting on a cloth covered posing table a book clasped in the hand on her lap, hair parted in the center and covering her ears, dressed in a black silk dress with long narrow sleeves and frilled whitework undersleeves, with a whitework pelerine, a whitework collar, and a decorated neck ribbon clasped at the throat with a large brooch, wearing earrings, a cameo on her wrist, and three rings on her fingers, color applied to her cheeks and lips. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Oval with sandy finish (late 1840s). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the front and a geometric design on the back, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (ca. 1850).Inscription:
(ink on paper): Mrs. Wm P. Wilstach (Paper adhered to case cushion)(embossed): M.P.SIMONS / PHILADA. (Bottom corners of mat)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 10.7 cm (image)Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 4 7/32 in (image)
Width: 9.3 cm, Height: 11.6 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm (case)
Width: 3 19/32 in, Height: 4 9/16 in, Depth: 21/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated People or Organizations:
Wilstach, William P. (relates to)Wilstach, William P. (depicted)
Simons, Montgomery P. (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]