Elizabeth Fritz Russell

Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman with arm resting on cloth-covered posing table, hair parted in the center, with a plait of hair circling the crown and wide dark ribbons draping from behind, wearing a long-sleeved dress made from a printed fabric with bretelles meeting at a V at the round waist, with...

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Collection:Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families papers (#3173)
Date:1856
Dimensions:6.9 x 8.2 cm
2 23/32 x 3 7/32 in
8.1 x 9.3 cm
3 3/16 x 3 19/32 in
Box Number:Box V V
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6425
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Summary: Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman with arm resting on cloth-covered posing table, hair parted in the center, with a plait of hair circling the crown and wide dark ribbons draping from behind, wearing a long-sleeved dress made from a printed fabric with bretelles meeting at a V at the round waist, with a wide whitework collar , a small beaded necklace around her throat, gilded drop earrings, a gilded ring on each hand, and a gilded watch chain descending from the front-buttoned bodice, color applied to her cheeks and lips. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Nonpariel with matte finish (mid 1840s to mid 1850s). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame embossed with a geometric design both front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a geometric design (1850-60s).