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Seated woman wearing a black moiré silk dress and daycap daguerreotype, 1843
Image: 1/2 plate; Woman, hair parted in the center, seated with one arm resting on a cloth covered posing table, dressed in a black moiré silk dress with a corset fitted bodice, epaulettes, and a white sheer collar attached at the throat with a small brooch, wearing a white daycap with untied...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139) |
| Date: | 1843 |
| Dimensions: | 10.7 x 13.9 cm 4 7/32 x 5 15/32 in 11.6 x 14.9 cm 4 9/16 x 5 7/8 in |
| Box Number: | Box 4A |
| Folder Number: | Folder 124 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5951 |
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Image: 1/2 plate; Woman, hair parted in the center, seated with one arm resting on a cloth covered posing table, dressed in a black moiré silk dress with a corset fitted bodice, epaulettes, and a white sheer collar attached at the throat with a small brooch, wearing a white daycap with untied wide sheer ribbons handing down, with smaller strings tied under her chin, with a dark watch cord around her neck. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with pebble finish (1839-mid 40s). Case: Dyed green leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design with butterflies on the front only, with a plain (unembossed) back, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's studio name and address (ca. 1850). |
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