Woman in a dark dress with white lace collar ambrotype, 1858

Image: 1/9 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman, possibly Phoebe House, with hair parted in the center and covering her ears, in a dark dress with white lace collar and undersleeves, a brooch at her throat and a dark ribbon in her hair. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 185...

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Main Author: A.P. Critchlow & Co. (Creator)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139)
Paschall-Sellers family papers (#0471)
Date:1858
Dimensions:5 x 6.3 cm
2 x 2 1/2 in
6.3 x 7.5 cm
2 1/2 x 2 15/16 in
Box Number:Box 1A
Folder Number:Folder 114
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public Domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5569
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Summary: Image: 1/9 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman, possibly Phoebe House, with hair parted in the center and covering her ears, in a dark dress with white lace collar and undersleeves, a brooch at her throat and a dark ribbon in her hair. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and ornate (late 1850s). Case: Thermoplastic with geometric design (Berg No. 3-292), with red velvet pinchpad, eggplant velvet cushion embossed with floral design (1853-57).