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Possibly Rebecca Pemberton Newbold
Possibly Rebecca Pemberton Newbold
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Possibly Rebecca Pemberton Newbold

Permanent ID:
5962
Date:
circa 1846
Image Description:
Image: 1/2 plate; Seated woman with hair parted in the center and covering her ears, wearing a long-sleeved dark dress that appears to open in the front, with a white collar and cuffs, a dark shawl with a patterned edge wrapped around her arms, black leather gloves on her hands, and a pencil or watch cord around her neck. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with sandy finish (late 1840s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design on the front only, with a plain (unembossed) back, an eggplant purple pinchpad and cushion embossed with the photographer's studio name and address (1846-49).
Inscription:
(ink on paper): Possibly Rebecca / Pemberton Newfold (pencil on paper): 130 (Enclosed note)

(embossed): ROOT'S / GALLERY / 140 / CHESTNUT ST / PHILADA (Case cushion)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 10.7 cm, Height: 13.8 cm (image)
Width: 4 7/32 in, Height: 5 7/16 in (image)
Width: 11.8 cm, Height: 15.0 cm, Depth: 2.0 cm (case)
Width: 4 21/32 in, Height: 5 29/32 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related 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]