Rosaline Holmes Harrison [Mrs. Stephen Decatur Harrison] with deceased child daguerreotype, 1850

Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman, hair parted in the center and covering the ears, wearing a long sleeved black dress covered by a black shawl or pelerine, with a small upright white collar, a brooch clasped at her throat, holding a deceased baby on her lap, wearing a long white dress and white cap, d...

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Main Author: Jaquith (Creator)
Collection:Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families papers (#3173)
Date:1850
Dimensions:6.9 x 8.2 cm
2 23/32 x 3 7/32 in
8.0 x 9.2 cm
3 1/8 x 3 5/8 in
Box Number:Box WW
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6441
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Summary: Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman, hair parted in the center and covering the ears, wearing a long sleeved black dress covered by a black shawl or pelerine, with a small upright white collar, a brooch clasped at her throat, holding a deceased baby on her lap, wearing a long white dress and white cap, draped in black cloth, color applied to their faces and hands. Preserver: Stiff & heavy, more golden (1847-50). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with simple edge trim lines both front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion ().