Woman wearing a fur wrap daguerreotype, 1858

Image: Oval 1/9 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman with hair parted in the center, smoothed over the head and puffed in braids covering the ears, wearing a dark dress with buttons up the front, and a white turned down collar, with a brooch at her throat and beads or pearls falling down the front o...

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Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404)
Date:1858
Dimensions:5.3 x 6.4 cm
2 1/16 x 2 1/2 in
6.5 x 7.5 cm
2 9/16 x 2 31/32 in
Box Number:Box 3
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6626
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Summary: Image: Oval 1/9 plate; Head and shoulders of a woman with hair parted in the center, smoothed over the head and puffed in braids covering the ears, wearing a dark dress with buttons up the front, and a white turned down collar, with a brooch at her throat and beads or pearls falling down the front of the dress, with a fur-trimmed wrap around her shoulders, color applied to her cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: [none]. Case: Plain Red-velvet covered oval case (Berg No. 6-17a) with push-button fastener, and a white silk cushion.