Girl seated on bench in shoulder-baring dress daguerreotype, 1852

Image: 1/4 plate; Girl seated on a small stool, with hair parted in the center and tucked behind her ears, wearing a shoulder-baring short-sleeved dress gathered with ribbons at the shoulders, and a growth-tuck around the bottom, with ribbons in her hair, a necklace around her neck, and white stocki...

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Main Author: W. & F. Langenheim (Creator)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139)
Date:1852
Dimensions:8.2 x 10.7 cm
3 7/32 x 4 7/32 in
9.2 x 11.8 cm
3 5/8 x 4 21/32 in
Box Number:Box 3A
Folder Number:Folder R
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5930
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Summary: Image: 1/4 plate; Girl seated on a small stool, with hair parted in the center and tucked behind her ears, wearing a shoulder-baring short-sleeved dress gathered with ribbons at the shoulders, and a growth-tuck around the bottom, with ribbons in her hair, a necklace around her neck, and white stockings. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Double elliptical, with sandy finish (mid 1840-50). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design on the front, and a weave design on the back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's advertisement (1850s).