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Algernon Sidney Roberts, Jr. and his wife, Sarah Carstairs Roberts daguerreotype, circa 1854 [copy 1 of 2]
Image: 1/4 plate; Seated man and woman; man with hair parted on one side, wearing light trousers, dark jacket, and patterned vest, a white shirt with upturned collar, and a dark tie, a pocket watch chain clasped to the button hole of his vest; woman with hair parted in the center and extended in loo...
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| Collection: | Roberts family Photographs (#3652) |
| Date: | 1854 |
| Dimensions: | 8.2 x 10.8 cm 3 7/32 x 4 1/4 in 9.3 x 11.8 cm 3 19/32 x 4 21/32 in |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6922 |
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Image: 1/4 plate; Seated man and woman; man with hair parted on one side, wearing light trousers, dark jacket, and patterned vest, a white shirt with upturned collar, and a dark tie, a pocket watch chain clasped to the button hole of his vest; woman with hair parted in the center and extended in loops over the ears, wearing a dress with a habit-front bodice that shows the chemisette and a Jenny Lind collar with a brooch clasped at the throat, white undersleeves, with a dark wrap draped over her shoulders, and drop earrings, holding an unidentified object in her hand on her lap. Preserver: Simple rope pattern (after 1850). Mat: Double elliptical, with sandy finish (mid 1840-50). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a floral design both front and back, with a gilded interior edge trim, a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's studio name and address (1850s). |
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