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Girl seated on bench in shoulder-baring dress
Girl seated on bench in shoulder-baring dress
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Girl seated on bench in shoulder-baring dress

Permanent ID:
5930
Date:
circa 1852
Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Girl seated on a small stool, with hair parted in the center and tucked behind her ears, wearing a shoulder-baring short-sleeved dress gathered with ribbons at the shoulders, and a growth-tuck around the bottom, with ribbons in her hair, a necklace around her neck, and white stockings. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Double elliptical, with sandy finish (mid 1840-50). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design on the front, and a weave design on the back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's advertisement (1850s).
Inscription:
(pencil): Conserved By: / Faith H. Zieske / May 2, 1980 (Archival seal on image package)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 10.7 cm (image)
Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 4 7/32 in (image)
Width: 9.2 cm, Height: 11.8 cm, Depth: 1.9 cm (case)
Width: 3 5/8 in, Height: 4 21/32 in, Depth: 3/4 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related Person or Organization:
W. & F. Langenheim (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photography of children [sh85101337]