Seated man and woman
Permanent ID:
5924Date:
circa 1855Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Seated man and woman; man dressed in dark jacket with wide lapels and high back collar, dark trousers, checked vest, white shirt with collar points down, over a black silk bow tie, holding a cane in one hand; woman with hair parted in the center and hands clasped in her lap, wearing long-sleeved plaid dress buttoned up the front, with trimmed epaulettes, loosely fitted bias-cut sleeves and matching undersleeves with trimmed cuffs, and a wide white collar and brooch at the throat, ; color applied to their cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Double elliptical, more ornate (1850s onwards). Case: Thermoplastic with a scarce geometric design (Berg No. 3-14), with red velvet pinchpad, dark purple velvet cushion embossed with geometric design.Inscription:
(printed on paper): IMPROVED UNION CASES. / S. PECK'S PATENT, / October 3, 1854. / S. PECK & CO., / Of New Haven, Ct., / Are the sole manufacturers of the Im- / proved Union Cases, of which, the / latest, consists in the beautiful shades / of color, and fineness of texture, and / of having the hinges inserted in metal; / thus preventing the breaking out of the / hinge. (Paper liner behind image package)(embossed): AMBROTYPE / BY KNECHT / PATENT JULY / 4 7 11 1854 (Bottom corners of mat)
Format:
AmbrotypeDimensions:
Width: 10.7 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)Width: 4 7/32 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 10.6 cm, Height: 12.8 cm, Depth: 2 cm (case)
Width: 4 3/16 in, Height: 5 1/16 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated Person or Organization:
Knecht (photographer)Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [sh85004169]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]
Photographic industry [sh85101187]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]
Photographic industry [sh85101187]