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Woman with ribbon in her hair ambrotype, 1859
Image: 1/6 plate on red ruby glass; Seated woman with arms resting on posing table, hair pulled back off the face with ribbons at the back, wearing a long sleeved dress made of a dark fabric with a lighter printed pattern, with a flat white collar that does not meet at the front, with gilded earring...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404) |
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| Date: | 1859 |
| Dimensions: | 7.0 x 8.2 cm 2 3/4 x 3 7/32 in 8.2 x 9.3 cm 3 7/32 x 3 19/32 in |
| Box Number: | Box 5 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6874 |
| Summary: |
Image: 1/6 plate on red ruby glass; Seated woman with arms resting on posing table, hair pulled back off the face with ribbons at the back, wearing a long sleeved dress made of a dark fabric with a lighter printed pattern, with a flat white collar that does not meet at the front, with gilded earrings, necklace, brooch, and rings. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Oval with matte finish and ornate (late 1850s). Case: Paper covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on both the front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a flower and vase design (1850-60s). |
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