Mary Rosen and Mary Yocum
Permanent ID:
6614Date:
circa 1849Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Two seated young woman, one with dark hair in shoulder-length ringlets parted in the center, with a ribbon tied in the back, wearing a mid-toned dress with a snug bodice, no center seam but two diverging darts from the rounded waist point, with long capped belled sleeves with cuffed white undersleeves, and a high neck with a standing collar, two rings snug on her fingers, the other with dark hair parted in the center and split over the crown, covering the ears, wearing a dark short-sleeved dress buttoned up a front center seam with two diverging darts from the rounded waist point, a high dagged edge white collar and broach at her throat, and wide dark ribbons at each wrist, two rings on her fingers, with color applied to both their cheeks. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Octagonal with sandy finish (late 1840s). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a rare Flowers design (Berg No. 5-104) on the front only, with a plain (unembossed) back, a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (ca. 1849).Inscription:
(ink on paper): Mary Rosen and / Mary Yocum - / a cousin and Aunt / of Mrs. Mary Appleman (Enclosed note)Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 9.2 cm (image)Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 5/8 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 ambrotypesRelated People or Organizations:
Appleman, Mary (relates to)Rosen, Mary (depicted)
Yocum, Mary (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]