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Seated woman wearing a black moiré silk dress and daycap
Seated woman wearing a black moiré silk dress and daycap
Seated woman wearing a black moiré silk dress and daycap
Seated woman wearing a black moiré silk dress and daycap
Seated woman wearing a black moiré silk dress and daycap
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Seated woman wearing a black moiré silk dress and daycap

Permanent ID:
5951
Date:
circa 1843
Image Description:
Image: 1/2 plate; Woman, hair parted in the center, seated with one arm resting on a cloth covered posing table, dressed in a black moiré silk dress with a corset fitted bodice, epaulettes, and a white sheer collar attached at the throat with a small brooch, wearing a white daycap with untied wide sheer ribbons handing down, with smaller strings tied under her chin, with a dark watch cord around her neck. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with pebble finish (1839-mid 40s). Case: Dyed green leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design with butterflies on the front only, with a plain (unembossed) back, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's studio name and address (ca. 1850).
Inscription:
(embossed): COLLINS'S / SKY LIGHT / PORTRAITS / 100 CHESTNUT ST. AB.3D. / PHILADA (Case cushion)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 10.7 cm, Height: 13.9 cm (image)
Width: 4 7/32 in, Height: 5 15/32 in (image)
Width: 11.6 cm, Height: 14.9 cm, Depth: 2.0 cm (case)
Width: 4 9/16 in, Height: 5 7/8 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related People or Organizations:
Collins's Sky Light Portraits (photographer)
Collins, David Chittenden (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]