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Hannah C. Earl
Hannah C. Earl
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Hannah C. Earl

Permanent ID:
7265
Date:
circa 1852
Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Seated woman wearing a dark dress with long flared sleeves, a whitework collar and white undersleeves, a patterned shawl arranged about her arms, her hair parted in the center and falling in soft waves out over the ears, a gilded watch chain at her waist, a brooch at her throat, and color applied to her cheeks and lips. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a floral design both front and back, with exterior and interior gilded edge trim, a red velvet pinchpad and a dark purple velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (1850s).
Inscription:
(printed on paper): Hannah Earl (1826-1905). 5th daughter of Thomas Sykes Earl. She did not marry. (Identifying List for Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes (housed with collection))

(pencil on applied label): #13 Ambrotype / Hannah C. Earl (1826-1905) / (did not marry) / sister to Elizabeth B. K. Earl (Verso of adjacent color photographic reproduction)

(ink on paper): Hannah C Earl (Label sewn on to case cushion)
Format:
Ambrotype
Dimensions:
Width: 8.1 cm, Height: 10.7 cm (image)
Width: 3 3/16 in, Height: 4 7/32 in (image)
Width: 9.2 cm, Height: 11.7 cm, Depth: 1.9 cm (case)
Width: 3 5/8 in, Height: 4 5/8 in, Depth: 3/4 in (case)
Collection:
Earl, Collins, and Robeson families cased photos
Related People or Organizations:
Barbara Sherman (was donated by)
Earl, Hannah (depicted)
Thomas Sykes Earl, 1794-1854 (relates to)
Earl, Elizabeth Budd Kner (relates to)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85004169]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]