Charlotte Frost Godfrey daguerreotype, 1851
Permanent ID:
6878Date:
circa 1851Image Description:
Image: 1/2 plate; Woman wearing a white sheer daycap with long untied embellished straps, with hair parted in the center and puffed out over the ears, covering them, wearing a dark dress with a low V-neck exposing the embellished chemisette which is closed at the throat by a brooch, and a wide flat lace collar. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a geometric design both front and back, with an exterior and interior gilded edge trim, a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral and scrollwork design (ca. 1850).Inscription:
(ink on paper): Charlotte Frost Godfrey (Enclosed note)Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 10.8 cm, Height: 14.0 cm (image)Width: 4 1/4 in, Height: 5 1/2 in (image)
Width: 12.1 cm, Height: 15.1 cm, Depth: 2.0 cm (case)
Width: 4 3/4 in, Height: 5 15/16 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypesRelated Person or Organization:
Godfrey, Charlotte Frost (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]