News
Events
Blogs
Woman wearing lace mitts ambrotype, 1858
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman with arm resting on a cloth-covered posing table, with hair parted in the center with a late-fifties padded wings hairstyle, wearing a short-sleeved, shoulder-baring stripe patterned dress with wide dark bretelles, fringed over the arms, meeting at a V under a dark bel...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139) |
| Date: | 1858-06-01/1858-06-30 |
| Dimensions: | 7 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 2C |
| Folder Number: | Folder 201 |
| Format: | Electronic |
| Subjects and Genres: | |
| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5851 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: |
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman with arm resting on a cloth-covered posing table, with hair parted in the center with a late-fifties padded wings hairstyle, wearing a short-sleeved, shoulder-baring stripe patterned dress with wide dark bretelles, fringed over the arms, meeting at a V under a dark belt with a large center buckle and a gold watch chain at her waist, fine netted silk mitts, drop earrings, two thin chains around her neck, and a ring on her finger, color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame half case embossed with geometric design, with a gilded edge trim and a red velvet pinchpad (1850s). |
|---|