Woman in half profile daguerreotype, 1842

Image: 1/6 plate; Half portrait of a seated woman with face in half profile, hair center parted and pulled back except two locks hanging in front of ears to almost chin length, wearing patterned dress with sloping shoulders, slender waist, belled sleeves, and wide white collar. Preserver: [none]. Ma...

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Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139)
Date:1842
Dimensions:6.9 x 8.2 cm
2 23/32 x 3 7/32 in
8.1 x 9.4 cm
3 3/16 x 3 11/16 in
Box Number:Box 2B
Folder Number:Folder 63
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public Domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5746
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Summary: Image: 1/6 plate; Half portrait of a seated woman with face in half profile, hair center parted and pulled back except two locks hanging in front of ears to almost chin length, wearing patterned dress with sloping shoulders, slender waist, belled sleeves, and wide white collar. Preserver: [none]. Mat:Gold covered paper cut in a rectangular shape. Case: Leather-covered wood-framed half case embossed with a geometric design edged with a gilded pattern both exterior and interior, red velvet pinchpad.