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Woman wearing a gilded brooch and chain daguerreotype, 1856

Permanent ID:
6366
Date:
circa 1856
Image Description:
Image:1/9 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman, with hair parted in the center, wearing a dark dress with a white collar, and a dark bonnet decorated with dark ribbons, a gilded brooch at her throat and a gilded chain around her neck, color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and ornate (late 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with an urn design both front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (ca. 1850).
Format:
Ambrotype
Dimensions:
Width: 5.0 cm, Height: 6.3 cm (image)
Width: 6.0 in, Height: 7.2 in, Depth: 1.8 in (case)
Width: 1 31/32 cm, Height: 2 1/2 cm (image)
Width: 2 3/8 in, Height: 2 27/32 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Edwin Forrest Home records