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Miss Vining
Miss Vining
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Miss Vining

Permanent ID:
6636
Date:
circa 1855
Image Description:
Image: 1/16 plate; Reproduction of half-profile head and shoulders illustration of a woman with her hair pulled off her face, wearing a dress with a low neckline. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with sandy finish (late 1840s). Case: Paper covered wood frame embossed with a geometric design both front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's studio name and address.
Inscription:
(printed on paper): Miss Vining (Small caption adhered to hinged edge side rail on front interior)

(embossed in velvet): EVAN'S SUNBEAM GALLERY / MARKET ST PHILADA (Case cushion)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 3.4 cm, Height: 4.1 cm (image)
Width: 1 5/16 in, Height: 1 5/8 in (image)
Width: 4.3 cm, Height: 4.9 cm, Depth: 1.5 cm (case)
Width: 1 11/16 in, Height: 1 15/16 in, Depth: 19/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
Related People or Organizations:
Mary Vining, 1756-1821 (depicted)
Evan's Sunbeam Gallery (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]