Woman wearing black button-front dress daguerreotype, 1852
Permanent ID:
6359Date:
December 6 1852Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Seated woman, with center-parted hair puffed over the ears, with arm resting on a cloth covered posing table, wearing a dark silk dress with a front buttoned simulated vest bodice front with lapels, long narrow sleeves, a small white collar and pleated, flared white undersleeves, two rings on her fingers, color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Double elliptical, with sandy finish (mid 1840-50). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a flower vase design both front and back, with gilded edge trim both exterior and interior, with a rose red pincord pinchpad and a rose red pincord corduroy cushion embossed with a floral design (ca. 1850).Inscription:
(Embossed on brass): S. ROOT / 363 BROADWAY-N.Y (Bottom right corner of mat)(pencil on paper): S. Root / 363 Broadway / New York / December 6, 1852 (Paper lining beneath image package)
Dimensions:
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 10.8 cm (image)Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 4 1/4 in (image)
Width: 9.3 cm, Height: 11.8 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 19/32 in, Height: 4 21/32 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)