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Algernon Sidney Roberts, Jr. and his wife Sarah Carstairs Roberts daguerreotype, circa 1854 [copy 2 of 2]
Algernon Sidney Roberts, Jr. and his wife Sarah Carstairs Roberts daguerreotype, circa 1854 [copy 2 of 2]
Algernon Sidney Roberts, Jr. and his wife Sarah Carstairs Roberts daguerreotype, circa 1854 [copy 2 of 2]
Algernon Sidney Roberts, Jr. and his wife Sarah Carstairs Roberts daguerreotype, circa 1854 [copy 2 of 2]
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Algernon Sidney Roberts, Jr. and his wife Sarah Carstairs Roberts daguerreotype, circa 1854 [copy 2 of 2]

Permanent ID:
6901
Date:
circa 1854
Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Seated man and woman; man with hair parted on one side, wearing light trousers, dark jacket, and patterned vest, a white shirt with upturned collar, and a dark tie, a pocket watch chain clasped to the button hole of his vest; woman with hair parted in the center and extended in loops over the ears, wearing a long-sleeved light dress with a habit-front bodice that shows the chemisette and a Jenny Lind collar with a brooch clasped at the throat, white undersleeves, with a dark wrap draped over her shoulders, and drop earrings. Preserver: Simple rope pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish (ca.1850). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a floral design both front and back, with interior gilded edge trim, a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's studio name and address (1850s).
Inscription:
(typed on paper): 12 / Daguerrotype [sic] circa 1854 by ENNIS GALLERY, 106 Chestnut St., Philadelphia of / Algernon Sidney Roberts, Jr. [1827 - 1905} and his wife, Sarah Carstairs / Roberts [1829 - 1855] (Enclosed note)

(embossed on velvet): ENNIS GALLERY / 106 CHESTNUT ST. / PHILADELPHIA (Case cushion)

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Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 8.1 cm, Height: 10.7 cm (image)
Width: 3 3/16 in, Height: 4 7/32 in (image)
Width: 9.4 cm, Height: 11.9 cm, Depth: 1.9 cm (case)
Width: 3 11/16 in, Height: 4 11/16 in, Depth: 3/4 in (case)
Collection:
Roberts family Photographs
Related People or Organizations:
Roberts, Algernon Sidney (depicted)
Carstairs, Sarah (depicted)
Hyland, Jean H. (was donated by)
Ennis Gallery (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]