Elizabeth Fritz Russell
Elizabeth Fritz Russell

Elizabeth Fritz Russell


Permanent ID:
6425
Date:
circa 1856
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman with arm resting on cloth-covered posing table, hair parted in the center, with a plait of hair circling the crown and wide dark ribbons draping from behind, wearing a long-sleeved dress made from a printed fabric with bretelles meeting at a V at the round waist, with a wide whitework collar , a small beaded necklace around her throat, gilded drop earrings, a gilded ring on each hand, and a gilded watch chain descending from the front-buttoned bodice, color applied to her cheeks and lips. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Nonpariel with matte finish (mid 1840s to mid 1850s). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame embossed with a geometric design both front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a geometric design (1850-60s).
Inscription:
(pencil on paper): Elizabeth Fritz / Aunt Lib > Russel [sic] / Aunt Hannah's sister
Format:
Ambrotype
Dimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8.1 cm, Height: 9.3 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 3/16 in, Height: 3 19/32 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families papers
Related Person or Organization:
Fritz, Elizabeth (depicted)