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Katherine Biddle Leonard and Anne Rosalie Leonard ambrotype portrait, 1856
Image: 1/6 plate on purple ruby glass; Seated young woman, with arm resting on a posing table, holding a child on her lap; Woman with hair parted in the center and smoothed down over her head, wearing a dark dress with buttons down the front, with long belled sleeves, and matching light with dark tr...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404) |
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| Date: | 1856 |
| Dimensions: | 7.0 x 8.2 cm 2 3/4 x 3 7/32 in 8.2 x 9.0 cm 3 7/32 x 3 17/32 in |
| Box Number: | Box 2 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6547 |
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Image: 1/6 plate on purple ruby glass; Seated young woman, with arm resting on a posing table, holding a child on her lap; Woman with hair parted in the center and smoothed down over her head, wearing a dark dress with buttons down the front, with long belled sleeves, and matching light with dark trim undersleeves and collar, a ring on her finger; Child, fair hair parted in the center with loose waves falling down by the ears, wearing a short-sleeved shoulder baring white dress cinched at the waist, and adorned with white ribbons; color applied to both their cheeks. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Nonpariel with matte finish (mid 1840s to mid 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a lyre design on the front and a floral design on the back, with a gilded edge trim on the back interior, a red velvet pinchpad, and a purple silk cushion (1840s). |
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