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Woman wearing a dress with a cadet bodice
Woman wearing a dress with a cadet bodice
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Woman wearing a dress with a cadet bodice

Permanent ID:
6660
Date:
circa 1848
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate with a J. P. hallmark (French daguerreotype plate manufacturer's plate hallmark) in the bottom left corner; Woman seated in elaborate wooden posing chair with arm resting on wooden posing table, hair parted in the center, covering the ears with small puffs, wearing a dark dress with a cadet-style bodice buttoned at the throat but open in front, with narrow 3/4 length sleeves under closely fitted caps, with white undersleeves with frilled manchettes, a frilled white standing collar, three rings on her fingers, a pencil cord around her neck, and a pocket watch chain attached to one bodice buttonhole. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Nonpariel with sandy finish (1840s). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the front only, with a simple boxed pattern on the back, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with an eagle and the photographer's name and address (late 1840s).
Inscription:
(embossed in velvet): EVANS / 380 / MARKET / ST / PHILADA (Case cushion)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.1 cm (image)
Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 3/16 in (image)
Width: 7.8 cm, Height: 9.0 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/16 in, Height: 3 17/32 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
Related Person or Organization:
Evans, Charles (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh87001204]