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Seated man and woman ambrotype, 1855
Image: 1/4 plate; Seated man and woman; man dressed in dark jacket with wide lapels and high back collar, dark trousers, checked vest, white shirt with collar points down, over a black silk bow tie, holding a cane in one hand; woman with hair parted in the center and hands clasped in her lap, wearin...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139) |
| Date: | 1855 |
| Dimensions: | 10.7 x 8.2 cm 4 7/32 x 3 7/32 in 10.6 x 12.8 cm 4 3/16 x 5 1/16 in |
| Box Number: | Box 3A |
| Folder Number: | Folder 159 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5924 |
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Image: 1/4 plate; Seated man and woman; man dressed in dark jacket with wide lapels and high back collar, dark trousers, checked vest, white shirt with collar points down, over a black silk bow tie, holding a cane in one hand; woman with hair parted in the center and hands clasped in her lap, wearing long-sleeved plaid dress buttoned up the front, with trimmed epaulettes, loosely fitted bias-cut sleeves and matching undersleeves with trimmed cuffs, and a wide white collar and brooch at the throat, ; color applied to their cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Double elliptical, more ornate (1850s onwards). Case: Thermoplastic with a scarce geometric design (Berg No. 3-14), with red velvet pinchpad, dark purple velvet cushion embossed with geometric design. |
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