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Woman wearing a lace pelerine daguerreotype, 1846
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman with arm resting on cloth-covered posing table, wearing silk dress with long narrow sleeves and white undersleeves, covered by a lace pelerine, a ribbon crossed at her throat and held by a brooch, her hair parted in the middle and puffed at the ears, with the crown hai...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404) |
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| Date: | 1846 |
| Dimensions: | 6.8 x 8.2 cm 2 11/16 x 3 7/32 in 8.0 x 9.4 cm 3 1/8 x 3 11/16 in |
| Box Number: | Box 1 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6129 |
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Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman with arm resting on cloth-covered posing table, wearing silk dress with long narrow sleeves and white undersleeves, covered by a lace pelerine, a ribbon crossed at her throat and held by a brooch, her hair parted in the middle and puffed at the ears, with the crown hair in a high braid, a ring on her finger and a watch or pencil chain on her lap. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Oval with sandy finish (late 1840s). Case: Leather-covered wood half frame, with a plain, unembossed back, and a red velvet pinchpad (pre-1849). |
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