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Mary Eaton Chandler and Allen Chandler daguerreotype, 1851

Permanent ID:
6427
Date:
circa 1851
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated man and woman holding hands, man with a bald pate and hair around the ears, dressed in a dark jacket, pants, vest and tie, with a white shirt, collar turned up, and woman with hair parted in the center and wearing a bonnet, and a mid-tone colored dress with long sleeves and gathers at the waist, with a small upright white collar. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Nonpariel with sandy finish (1840s). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame embossed with a bird and vine design both front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a geometric design ().
Inscription:
(pencil on paper): Mary Eaton Chandler / Allen Chandler / Tavern keeper or owner in Doe Run / (now house moved uphill to new site) (Enclosed note)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8.0 cm, Height: 9.3 cm, Depth: 1.9 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 19/32 in, Depth: 3/4 in (case)
Collection:
Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families papers
Related People or Organizations:
Chandler, Allen (depicted)
Eaton, Mary (depicted)