Elizabeth Fritz [Mrs. Hiram Russell] ambrotype portrait, 1851

Image: 1/16 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman with hair parted in the center and covering most of the ears, tied in the back with ribbon, wearing a checked patterned dress with a wide whitework collar, gilded drop earrings and a brooch clasped at her throat, color applied to her cheeks. Preserver...

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Collection:Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families papers (#3173)
Date:1851
Dimensions:3.5 x 4.1 cm
1 3/8 x 1 5/8 in
4.4 x 5.1 cm
1 3/4 x 2 in
Box Number:Box UU
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6454
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Summary: Image: 1/16 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman with hair parted in the center and covering most of the ears, tied in the back with ribbon, wearing a checked patterned dress with a wide whitework collar, gilded drop earrings and a brooch clasped 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, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a geometric design (ca. 1850).