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Nine women and one man in a graveyard ambrotype, 1854
Image: 1/2 plate; Reproduction of a photograph as evidenced by paper mat visible along bottom edge of plate; Six seated women, one standing man and three standing women on the lawn of a cemetery, the man wearing a top hat, a long dark jacket, light trousers, a white shirt with a dark tie, holding an...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139) |
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| Date: | 1854 |
| Dimensions: | 13.9 x 10.8 cm 5 15/32 x 4 1/4 in 11.9 x 15 cm 4 11/16 x 5 29/32 in |
| Box Number: | Box 4A |
| Folder Number: | Folder 157 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5955 |
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Image: 1/2 plate; Reproduction of a photograph as evidenced by paper mat visible along bottom edge of plate; Six seated women, one standing man and three standing women on the lawn of a cemetery, the man wearing a top hat, a long dark jacket, light trousers, a white shirt with a dark tie, holding an umbrella, the woman all dressed in light dresses with shawls, hats and bonnets, color applied to the brick wall behind them. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Marbelized leather-covered wood-frame embossed with the scarce "The Music Lyre" design (Berg No. 4-5) on both the front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (ca. 1854). |
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