Woman wearing skirt-and-waist daguerreotype, 1860

Image: 1/9 plate; Woman seated at posing table, wearing a dress with a patterned top, with color applied to cheeks and gold applied to jewelry (earrings, brooch, and 4 rings). Preserver: Straight, embossed with simple rope pattern (early 1850s). Mat: Double elliptical, with sandy finish (mid 1840-50...

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Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139)
Date:1860
Dimensions:5.4 x 6.5 cm
2 1/8 x 2 9/16 in
6.3 x 7.4 cm
2 15/32 x 2 29/32 in
Box Number:Box 1A
Folder Number:Folder 219b
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public Domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5492
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Summary: Image: 1/9 plate; Woman seated at posing table, wearing a dress with a patterned top, with color applied to cheeks and gold applied to jewelry (earrings, brooch, and 4 rings). Preserver: Straight, embossed with simple rope pattern (early 1850s). Mat: Double elliptical, with sandy finish (mid 1840-50). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame with flat embossed floral and bird design, red velvet pinchpad, red velvet cushion embossed with floral design (1850).