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Woman wearing a fringed pelerine daguerreotype, 1843
Woman wearing a fringed pelerine daguerreotype, 1843
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Woman wearing a fringed pelerine daguerreotype, 1843

Permanent ID:
6879
Date:
circa 1843
Image Description:
Image: 1/2 plate; Seated woman with arm resting on cloth covered posing table, hair parted in the center and smoothed down over the head covering most of the ears, back hair high on the crown, wearing a dark long sleeved dress with a matching fringed pelerine buttoned up the front, with a whitework collar clasped at the throat with a large brooch, a book held open in her lap, ring on one finger. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with sandy finish (late 1840s). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the back only, with a plain (unembossed) plum purple cushion (ca. 1847).
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 10.7 cm, Height: 14.0 cm (image)
Width: 4 7/32 cm, Height: 5 1/2 cm (image)
Width: 12.0 cm, Height: 15.0 cm, Depth: 2.0 cm (image)
Width: 4 3/4 cm, Height: 5 29/32 cm, Depth: 13/16 cm (image)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]