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Woman wearing a printed pelerine daguerreotype, 1860

Permanent ID:
6361
Date:
circa 1860
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman in half profile, with hair parted in the center, covering her ears, turned under at chin length and held with a hair net, wearing a dark dress covered by a small patterned pelerine trimmed with dark lace and a white collar, ribbons gathered at the throat. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Oval with matte finish and ornate (late 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood-framed half case embossed with an urn design on the back, gilded edge trim both exterior and interior, with a red velvet pinchpad (ca. 1850).
Inscription:
(pencil on paper): x 88 1 1/5 (Paper lining beneath image package)
Format:
Ambrotype
Dimensions:
Width: 7.0 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 3/4 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 9.4 cm, Depth: 1.1 cm (case)
Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 3 11/16 in, Depth: 13/32 in (case)
Collection:
Edwin Forrest Home records