Elizabeth E. Collins
Permanent ID:
7261Date:
circa 1850Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman with hair parted in the center in soft waves about the face and covering the ears, wearing a long sleeved dress with a cadet bodice buttoned at the throat but opened in front to display the chemisette, with white undersleeves and a whitework collar. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish (ca.1850). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the front and a simple lined trim design on the back, with an interior gilded edge trim, a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (ca. 1850).Inscription:
(printed on paper): Elizabeth Budd Kner Earl (Collins) (1824 - 1904) 4th daughter of Thomas Sykes Earl. Married Isaac / Collins III on Dec. 9, 1847. (Identifying List for Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes (housed with collection))(pencil on applied label): #14 daguerreotype / Elizabeth E. Collins / (1824-1904) (Verso of adjacent color photographic reproduction)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 6.8 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)Width: 2 11/16 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 7.9 cm, Height: 9.2 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 5/8 in, Depth: 21/32 in (case)
Collection:
Earl, Collins, and Robeson families cased photosRelated People or Organizations:
Barbara Sherman (was donated by)Earl, Elizabeth Budd Kner (depicted)
Isaac Collins, 1824-1902 (relates to)
Thomas Sykes Earl, 1794-1854 (relates to)
Collins, Thomas Earl (relates to)
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]