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Child in a shoulder-baring printed dress postmortem daguerreotype, 1852
Image: 1/6 plate; Postmortem head and shoulders of a child with eyes closed in a shoulder-baring printed dress, with color applied to the cheeks. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wo...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139) |
| Date: | 1852 |
| Dimensions: | 7 x 8.3 cm 2 3/4 x 3 9/32 in 8 x 9.3 cm 3 1/8 x 3 19/32 in |
| Box Number: | Box 2C |
| Folder Number: | Folder J |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5899 |
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Image: 1/6 plate; Postmortem head and shoulders of a child with eyes closed in a shoulder-baring printed dress, with color applied to the cheeks. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design on the front and a geometric design on the back, with a red velvet pinchpad and a plain (unembossed) eggplant purple velvet cushion (1850s). |
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