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Woman wearing a shoulder-baring corseted black dress daguerreotype, 1840
Woman wearing a shoulder-baring corseted black dress daguerreotype, 1840
Woman wearing a shoulder-baring corseted black dress daguerreotype, 1840
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Woman wearing a shoulder-baring corseted black dress daguerreotype, 1840

Permanent ID:
6364
Date:
circa 1840
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Standing woman with face in half profile, hair parted in the center, smoothed over the head and covering the ears with ringlets, wearing a shoulder-baring, short-sleeved dark dress, with a long, stiffly boned corset-fitted bodice, lace around the upper arms and a white rose pinned at the décolletage, color applied to her bare skin. Preserver: [none] (pre-1843). Mat: Octagonal with pebble finish (1839-mid 40s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral pattern both front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a rose red silk cushion (1839-50).
Format:
Daguerreotype
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: 1.9 cm (case)
Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 3 11/16 in, Depth: 3/4 in (case)
Collection:
Edwin Forrest Home records