Seated woman in a striped silk dress
Permanent ID:
5952Date:
circa 1856Image Description:
Image: 1/2 plate; Woman, with hair parted in the middle and curled around her face, with a black ribbon around her forehead, seated beside a posing table, wearing a long-sleeved striped silk dress, with the bretelles and pelerine cut on the bias and combined into a tabard that appears to be attached to a front bustline seam, trimmed (as are the epaulettes) with a short fringe, with a sheer whitework collar and white cuffs, a neck ribbon around her neck, and a sheer white daycap tied to one side, holding a book in her hands. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with sandy finish (late 1840s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a sun symbol on the front only, with a plain (unembossed) back, a red velvet pinchpad, and a plain (unembossed) red velvet cushion (1845-49).Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 10.7 cm, Height: 13.9 cm (image)Width: 4 7/32 in, Height: 5 15/32 in (image)
Width: 11.8 cm, Height: 14.9 cm, Depth: 2.0 cm (case)
Width: 4 21/32 in, Height: 5 7/8 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionLibrary of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]