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Sarah Carstairs Roberts
Sarah Carstairs Roberts
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Sarah Carstairs Roberts

Permanent ID:
6897
Date:
circa 1854
Image Description:
Image: 1/9 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman with hair parted in the center, and puffed out over the ears, wearing a dark dress or wrap with a plain V neckline, with a white chemisette, a brooch clasped at the throat, and drop earrings. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with simple lines, with a push-button clasp, a red pincord pinchpad and a ruby red velvet cushion (ca. 1850).
Inscription:
(typed on paper): 15 / Daguerreotype circa 1854 most probably by ENNIS GALLERY, 106 Chestnut St., / Philadelphia of Sarah Carstairs Roberts [1829 - 1855] (Enclosed note)
Format:
Ambrotype
Dimensions:
Width: 5.1 cm, Height: 6.3 cm (image)
Width: 2 in, Height: 2 1/2 in (image)
Width: 6.0 cm, Height: 7.3 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 2 3/8 in, Height: 2 7/8 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Roberts family Photographs
Related People or Organizations:
Carstairs, Sarah (depicted)
Hyland, Jean H. (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85004169]