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Mrs. Anne Slifer ambrotype, 1858

Image: 1/9 plate on red ruby glass; Seated woman, hair parted in the center and smoothed down over the head, small puffs covering the ears, with an arm resting on cloth-covered posing table, wearing a dark dress with a yoke and fullness over the bosom, buttons up the front, and long bishop sleeves g...

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Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404)
Date:1858
Dimensions:5.0 x 6.3 cm
1 31/32 x 2 1/2 in
6.0 x 7.2 cm
2 3/8 x 2 27/32 in
Box Number:Box 2
Folder Number:Folder 170
Format: Electronic
Subjects and Genres:
Ambrotype
Portrait photography > United States
Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6613
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title Mrs. Anne Slifer ambrotype, 1858
spellingShingle Mrs. Anne Slifer ambrotype, 1858
Ambrotype
Portrait photography--United States
title_sort Mrs. Anne Slifer ambrotype, 1858
title_txt_mv Mrs. Anne Slifer ambrotype, 1858
date_txt_mv 1858
year_str_mv 1858
genre Ambrotype
dimensions_txt_mv 5.0 x 6.3 cm
1 31/32 x 2 1/2 in
6.0 x 7.2 cm
2 3/8 x 2 27/32 in
description Image: 1/9 plate on red ruby glass; Seated woman, hair parted in the center and smoothed down over the head, small puffs covering the ears, with an arm resting on cloth-covered posing table, wearing a dark dress with a yoke and fullness over the bosom, buttons up the front, and long bishop sleeves gathered above the elbows and again into plain cuffs, with a wide whitework collar and a brooch at the throat, color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Nonpariel with matte finish (mid 1840s to mid 1850s). Case: Paper and leather 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 scrollwork design (1850s).
subject_txt_mv LCSH: Ambrotype
LCSH: Portrait photography--United States
topic Ambrotype
Portrait photography--United States
copyright_txt_mv Public domain
rights_statement_txt_mv None
collection Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
collection_number_str_mv 3404
box_number_str Box 2
folder_number_str Folder 170
url https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6613
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