Rebecca Clifford Pemberton daguerreotype, 1846

Image: 1/4 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman with hair parted in the center and covered with a sheer white daycap tied with ribbon under her chin, wearing a black dress with cartridge pleats at the waist and a whitework collar and a black moiré silk shawl with a black cord around her neck....

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Main Author: W. & F. Langenheim (Creator)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139)
Pemberton family papers (#0484B)
Date:1846
Dimensions:8.2 x 10.6 cm
3 7/32 x 4 3/16 in
9.2 x 11.7 cm
3 5/8 x 4 5/8 in
Box Number:Box 3A
Folder Number:Folder 127
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5919
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Summary: Image: 1/4 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman with hair parted in the center and covered with a sheer white daycap tied with ribbon under her chin, wearing a black dress with cartridge pleats at the waist and a whitework collar and a black moiré silk shawl with a black cord around her neck. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with pebble finish (1839-mid 40s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design on the front only, with a matching purple velvet pinchpad and purple velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's advertisement (ca. 1850).