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Child wearing a cape daguerreotype, 1850

Permanent ID:
6543
Date:
circa 1850
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Child, with hair parted on one side and covering both ears, wearing a cape or coat with very large sleeves, buttoned at the front, with a turned down collar, arm resting on a cloth covered posing table with possibly a dark hat resting alongside, color applied to the child's cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Double elliptical with matte surface (mid 1840s - mid 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood frame half case embossed with a flower vase design on the back, gilded edge trim on the interior, and a red velvet pinchpad (ca.1850).
Inscription:
(embossed on brass): W.L. GERMON / 168 CHEST ST PHILA (Bottom corners of mat)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 7.0 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 3/4 cm, Height: 3 7/32 cm (image)
Width: 8.1 cm, Height: 9.5 cm, Depth: 1.2 cm (image)
Width: 3 3/16 cm, Height: 3 3/4 cm, Depth: 11/16 cm (image)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
Related Person or Organization:
Germon, Washington L. (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]