Decatur and Rosaline Harrison
Permanent ID:
6419Date:
circa 1843Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated man and woman, man wearing dark jacket with a wide lapel, vest, pants, and tie with a white shirt, the woman with hair parted in the center and covering her ears, wearing a long-sleeved dress made of pattern printed fabric, cinched at the waist with a belt, and a high white collar with a brooch at her throat, the brooch and belt buckle both with applied gilding. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Elliptical with pebbled finish (1839- mid 1840s). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a variation of Pretlove's common "The Delicate Roses, Variant" [Plate 123 p.117 of "American Miniature Case Art" by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)] on the front, and the common "The Delicate Roses, Variant" [Plate 125 p.118 of "American Miniature Case Art" by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)] on the back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a rose red silk cushion (1844-47).Inscription:
(ink on applied label): Decatur . Rosaline / Harrison (Label applied to bottom exterior of cover glass)(embossed in brass): INSLEY (Bottom center of mat)
(ink on applied label): Harrisons / Aunt Bess' [illegible] / mother (Label applied to back exterior of case)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 6.8 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)Width: 2 11/16 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8.0 cm, Height: 9.3 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 19/32 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families papersRelated People or Organizations:
Harrison, Stephen Decatur (depicted)Holmes, Martha Rosaline (depicted)
Insley (photographer)