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Hannah Stokes Biddle [Aunt Nannie] daguerreotype, 1850
Image: 1/6 plate; Woman seated in elaborate posing chair with arm resting on a cloth-covered posing table, her hair parted in the center oiled smooth over the head with short jaw-length ringlets covering the ears, wearing a pattern-printed dress with a small whitework collar, forearm-length sleeves...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404) |
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| Date: | 1850 |
| Dimensions: | 7.0 x 8.2 cm 2 3/4 x 3 7/32 in 8.1 x 9.1 cm 3 3/16 x 3 19/32 in |
| Box Number: | Box 2 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6545 |
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Image: 1/6 plate; Woman seated in elaborate posing chair with arm resting on a cloth-covered posing table, her hair parted in the center oiled smooth over the head with short jaw-length ringlets covering the ears, wearing a pattern-printed dress with a small whitework collar, forearm-length sleeves trimmed with ribbon, and moderate length sleeve caps also trimmed with matching ribbon, with narrow cuffed undersleeves, color applied to her cheeks and the table covering. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Nonpariel with matte finish (mid 1840s to mid 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the front and a scarce Geometric design (Berg No. 5-81) on the back, interior gilded edge trim, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a geometric design (1850s). |
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