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Daguerreotype reproduction of an oval image of a tree, 1855
Image: 1/9 plate; A reproduction of an oval image of a tree (uncertain if the original object is embroidered and/or a piece of jewelry). Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish (ca.1850) Case: Paper-covered wood-frame with geometric design [Simi...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139) |
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| Date: | 1855 |
| Dimensions: | 5 x 6.3 cm 2 x 2 1/2 in 6.2 x 7.5 cm 2 7/16 x 2 15/16 in |
| Box Number: | Box 1A |
| Folder Number: | Folder 29 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5528 |
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Image: 1/9 plate; A reproduction of an oval image of a tree (uncertain if the original object is embroidered and/or a piece of jewelry). Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish (ca.1850) Case: Paper-covered wood-frame with geometric design [Similar to uncommon case design "The Tangent Circle" Plate 195 on page 157 of "American Miniature Case Art" by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)], with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (1850-60s). |
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