Mary Earl
Permanent ID:
7268Date:
circa 1850Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Woman seated beside a cloth covered posing table, wearing a dark long sleeved dress, dark leather gloves, and a sheer white day cap and pelerine. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Elliptical with mat finish (early 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the front and a geometric design on the back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and an eggplant purple velvet cushion embossed with a scrollwork design (late 1840s).Inscription:
(printed on paper): Mary Earl known as "Aunt Molly" - Thomas Sykes Earl's sister. who raised his children: 5 daughters: Edith, Mary, / Katharine, Elizabeth, Hannah and one son, Holmes, after his wife died in 1830. (Identifying List for Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes (housed with collection))(pencil on applied label): #20 daguerreotype / Mary Earl - sister of / Thomas S. Earl / (1794-1854) / (date / unknow [sic]) (Verso of adjacent color photographic reproduction)
(ink on paper): Mary Earl known / as "Aunt Molly - / who brought up / children of her brother / Thomas Earl (Label sewn on to case cushion)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 10.7 cm (image)Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 4 7/32 in (image)
Width: 9.0 cm, Height: 11.7 cm, Depth: 2.0 cm (case)
Width: 3 17/32 in, Height: 4 5/8 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collection:
Earl, Collins, and Robeson families cased photosRelated People or Organizations:
Barbara Sherman (was donated by)Earl, Elizabeth Budd Kner (relates to)
Earl, Mary (depicted)
Thomas Sykes Earl, 1794-1854 (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]