Child in a shoulder-baring printed dress postmortem daguerreotype, 1852

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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Main Author: McClees & Germon (Creator)
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
Subjects:
Daguerreotype
Portrait photography > United States
Photographers > Marketing
Photography of children
Postmortem photography
Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5899
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title Child in a shoulder-baring printed dress postmortem daguerreotype, 1852
spellingShingle Child in a shoulder-baring printed dress postmortem daguerreotype, 1852
McClees & Germon
Daguerreotype
Portrait photography--United States
Photographers--Marketing
Photography of children
Postmortem photography
title_sort Child in a shoulder-baring printed dress postmortem daguerreotype, 1852
title_txt_mv Child in a shoulder-baring printed dress postmortem daguerreotype, 1852
date_txt_mv 1852
year_str_mv 1852
creator_txt_mv McClees & Germon (Creator)
author McClees & Germon
author_facet McClees & Germon
author_role Creator
author_sort McClees & Germon
genre Daguerreotype
dimensions_txt_mv 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
description 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).
subject_txt_mv LCSH: Daguerreotype
LCSH: Portrait photography--United States
LCSH: Photographers--Marketing
LCSH: Photography of children
LCSH: Postmortem photography
topic Daguerreotype
Portrait photography--United States
Photographers--Marketing
Photography of children
Postmortem photography
copyright_txt_mv Public domain
rights_statement_txt_mv None
collection Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
collection_number_str_mv 3139
box_number_str Box 2C
folder_number_str Folder J
url https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5899
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