Woman in paisley printed dress
Permanent ID:
6875Date:
circa 1857Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate on red ruby glass; Seated woman with arm resting on posing table, with hair parted at the center and covering the ears, with a ribbon in the back, wearing a long sleeved paisley printed dress with a dark trim, as well as drop earrings and a large brooch at her throat, color applied to her cheeks and lips. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Paper covered wood frame half case embossed with a common Thistle Motif design [Plate 119 on page 115 of "American Miniature Case Art" by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)] on the back, with a red velvet pinchpad (ca. 1858).Format:
AmbrotypeDimensions:
Width: 6.8 cm, Height: 8.1 cm (image)Width: 2 11/16 in, Height: 3 3/16 in (image)
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 9.4 cm, Depth: 1.2 cm (case)
Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 3 11/16 in, Depth: 11/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypesLibrary of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85004169]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]