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Young woman with pearl drop earrings
Young woman with pearl drop earrings
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Young woman with pearl drop earrings

Permanent ID:
6538
Date:
circa 1857
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman, hair parted in the center and covering her ears, wearing a black dress that fastens at the front, with long widely belled sleeves embellished with fringed trim near the elbows and at the wrists, with a whitework collar that lies flat and does not meet at the front, wearing drop earrings and a brooch clasped at her throat, color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame embossed with a geometric design on both the front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (1850-60s).
Format:
Ambrotype
Dimensions:
Width: 7.0 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 3/4 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8.1 cm, Height: 9.3 cm, Depth: 1.9 cm (case)
Width: 3 3/16 in, Height: 3 19/32 in, Depth: 3/4 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85004169]