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Woman wearing netted silk mitts
Woman wearing netted silk mitts
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Woman wearing netted silk mitts

Permanent ID:
6542
Date:
circa 1853
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Woman with hair parted in the center with a band of hair pulled back from the forehead, the side hair puffed over the ears but not covering them completely, wearing a checked dress shirred at the waist with short ruffled sleeves, and a flat, wide whitework collar, fine netted silk mitts on her hands, and a brooch at her throat. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Double elliptical, more ornate (1850s onwards).
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 8.5 cm, Height: 7.1 cm (image)
Width: 3 11/32 cm, Height: 2 25/32 cm (image)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]