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Woman with a red and gold brooch daguerreotype, 1850

Permanent ID:
6368
Date:
circa 1850
Image Description:
Image: Full plate; Head and shoulders of a girl, with hair parted in the center and falling in ringlet over the ears and down to her shoulders, wearing a black dress with two buttons on the chest, a flat white collar that does not meet at the front, s large red and gold brooch clasped at her throat and a narrow black band about her head, color applied throughout. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish (ca.1850). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a simple lined design both front and back, with a lavender purple pinchpad, and a plum colored velvet cushion embossed with the studio name and address (ca. 1850).
Inscription:
(embossed on velvet): BRADY'S / NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY / 185 BROADWAY. (Case cushion)

(embossed on brass): M. B. BRADY (Lower left corner of mat)
Format:
Painting
Dimensions:
Width: 16.8 cm, Height: 21.7 cm (image)
Width: 6 5/8 in, Height: 8 9/16 in (image)
Width: 17.9 cm, Height: 22.8 cm, Depth: 3.0 cm (case)
Width: 7 1/16 in, Height: 9 in, Depth: 1 3/16 in (case)
Collection:
Edwin Forrest Home records