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Woman wearing a daycap and striped dress
Woman wearing a daycap and striped dress
Woman wearing a daycap and striped dress
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Woman wearing a daycap and striped dress

Permanent ID:
6604
Date:
circa 1846
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate;Seated woman with arm resting on cloth covered posing table, hair parted in the center, wearing a white daycap set back on her head, decorated with lace, tied with white ribbons under her chin, and a long-sleeved striped silk dress with gathers at the waist front, a small white standing collar with a neck ribbon, and white undersleeves. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Nonpariel with ornate matte finish (late 1850s onward). Case: Leather-covered wood frame half case embossed with a geometric design on the back, with an interior gilded edge trim, and a red velvet pinchpad (ca. 1850).
Inscription:
(pencil on paper): [illegible] (Paper liner behind image package)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 7.1 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 25/32 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8.1 cm, Height: 9.3 cm, Depth: 1.2 cm (case)
Width: 3 3/16 in, Height: 3 19/32 in, Depth: 11/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]