Anna H. Hartshorne and her maternal grandmother Phoebe (née Ward) Smith
Permanent ID:
6268Date:
circa 1850Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Seated woman with one arm wrapped around the girl's waist, hair parted in the center and covered with a white daycap, sheer white ribbons tied under her chin, wearing a dark dress with long cuffed sleeves, and a dark shawl over her shoulders, netted silk mitts on her hands; Standing girl with chin-length hair parted in the center and tucked behind her ears, wearing a short-sleeved dress made in a checked patterned fabric, with a wide neckline, cinched at the waist, a gilded bracelet on her arm; color applied to both their cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Double elliptical with matte surface (mid 1840s - mid 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame half-case embossed with a floral design, with and exterior and interior gilded edge trim, and a red velvet pinchpad (ca. 1850).Inscription:
(ink on paper): Anna H. Hartshorne / and her / grandmother / "July or Aug 1844" (Enclosed note)(pencil on paper): Anna / from Grandma / Hartshorne / July or Aug 1844 (Enclosed note)
(ink on applied label): 1844 / Grandmother / Phoebe Ward Smith / granddaughter / Anna H. Hartshorne (Label applied to back exterior of case)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 8.3 cm, Height: 10.7 cm (image)Width: 3 9/32 in, Height: 4 7/32 in (image)
Width: 9.5 cm, Height: 11.9 cm, Depth: 1.1 cm (case)
Width: 3 3/4 in, Height: 4 11/16 in, Depth: 13/32 in (case)
Collection:
Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families papersRelated People or Organizations:
Hartshorne, Anna H. (depicted)Smith, Phoebe (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]
Photography of children [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85101337]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]
Photography of children [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85101337]