Rebecca Pemberton Newbold
Permanent ID:
5961Date:
circa 1846Image Description:
Image: 1/2 plate; Seated woman, with hair parted in the center and covering her ears, with arm resting on book-adorned cloth-covered table, hand against her cheek, in dark long-sleeved dress cuffed at wrist, with a white collar, and a printed fabric wrap around her arms, matching bracelets on each arm, with a golden pencil on a cord around her neck, holding a bouquet of flowers on her lap. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with pebble finish (1839-mid 40s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design on the front only, with a plain (unembossed) back and a purple velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's studio name and address (1846-48).Inscription:
(ink on paper): Rebecca Pemberton / Newbold / 1820--18953 [sic] (Enclosed note)(embossed): ROOT'S / GALLERY / 140 / CHESTNUT ST. / PHILADA (Case cushion)
(embossed): E R (Verso of daguerreotype plate)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 10.8 cm, Height: 13.9 cm (image)Width: 4 1/4 cm, Height: 5 15/32 cm (image)
Width: 11.6 cm, Height: 15.0 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm (case)
Width: 4 9/16 cm, Height: 5 29/32 cm, Depth: 21/32 cm (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated People or Organizations:
Root's Gallery (photographer)Root, Marcus Aurelius (photographer)
Newbold, Rebecca Pemberton (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]