Mrs. Robert Murphey née Abigail Ashburner
Permanent ID:
5944Date:
circa 1843Image Description:
Image: 1/2 plate; Seated woman with hair parted in the center, arm resting on cloth covered posing table, dressed in a long-sleeved black dress, with the bretelles and pelerine combined into a tabard that appears to be attached to the front waist seam, a white daycap tied under her chin, and a small purse hanging from her forearm, color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with uncommon matte finish embossed overall in a simple geometric pattern ( early 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design on the front and unembossed on the back, with an eggplant purple pinchpad and plain (unembossed) cushion (1845-50).Inscription:
(ink on paper): Mrs. Robert Murphey / née Abigail Ashburner. / Grandmother of Robt C. Ogden, / partner of John Wanamaker (Note adhered to case cushion)(ink on paper): Presented by / Miss Mary M. Townsend / May 27, 1920. (Note adhered to case cushion)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 10.7 cm, Height: 13.9 cm (image)Width: 4 7/32 in, Height: 5 15/32 in (image)
Width: 12.0 cm, Height: 15.2 cm, Depth: 2.2 cm (case)
Width: 4 3/4 in, Height: 6 in, Depth: 7/8 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated People or Organizations:
Townsend, Mary M. (was donated by)Murphey, Robert (depicted)
Ogden, Robert Curtis (relates to)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]