Katharine E. Collins
Permanent ID:
7271Date:
September 12 1865Image Description:
Image: 1/2 plate; Young child with eyes shut seated on a wooden and fabric chair wearing a long white dress with a blue ribbon at each shoulder. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather covered wood frame with fitted brass hinges, a push-button clasp, and rounded corners, embossed with a simple lined edge trim both front and back, a red velvet pinchpad, and a plain (unembossed) ruby red cushion (ca. 1850).Inscription:
(printed on paper): Katharine E. Collins (Sept. 12, 1865) Post-mortem picture of Elizabeth's daughter. Because it is painted and in / excellent condition, it may be the most valuable item in this collection. (Identifying List for Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes (housed with collection))(pencil on applied label): #12 Painted Ambrotype / Katharine E. Collins / (died Sept 12, 1865) / postmortem picture (Verso of adjacent color photographic reproduction)
(Ink on paper): Katharine E. Collins / Sep. 12th 1865 / daughter of E. E. Collins / died at / birth (Label sewn on to case cushion)
Format:
PaintingDimensions:
Width: 10.7 cm, Height: 13.8 cm (image)Width: 4 7/32 in, Height: 5 7/16 in (image)
Width: 12.1 cm, Height: 15.0 cm, Depth: 2.2 cm (case)
Width: 4 3/4 in, Height: 5 29/32 in, Depth: 7/8 in (case)
Collection:
Earl, Collins, and Robeson families cased photosRelated People or Organizations:
Barbara Sherman (was donated by)Earl, Elizabeth Budd Kner (relates to)
Isaac Collins, 1824-1902 (relates to)
Collins, Katharine E (depicted)