Mrs. Samuel Wagner (Emily Wagner) ambrotype, 1855

Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman with one arm resting on a posing table, hair parted in the center, wearing a long-sleeved dark dress, cuffed at the wrists and buttoned up the front, with a wide white collar, and a brooch at her throat, color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate...

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Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404)
Date:1855
Dimensions:7.0 x 8.1 cm
2 3/4 x 3 3/16 in
8.0 x 9.2 cm
3 1/8 x 3 5/8 in
Box Number:Box 1
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6127
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Summary: Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman with one arm resting on a posing table, hair parted in the center, wearing a long-sleeved dark dress, cuffed at the wrists and buttoned up the front, with a wide white collar, and a brooch at her throat, color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and ornate (late 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a geometric design both front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's name and address (1850s).