Daguerreotype of Woman seated with her elbow on a table
Subject
Photograph
Title
Daguerreotype of Woman seated with her elbow on a table
Date
ca. 1845 - 1850
Description
This daguerreotype of a young woman resides in a case made of leather-covered wood. A small clasp opens and closes the case. When the case is opened up, two distinct parts are revealed. The left-hand side has a worn red velvet embossed with a leaf pattern. The right-hand side has the photograph set into a gold-colored matte. Both the case and the matte are well worn.
The woman wears a pelerine, matching cuffs, and a long chain and locket. Lockets were very fashionable in the 19th century. Her hair is neatly parted in the middle and her cheeks have been hand-colored red. Her dark-colored day dress features fitted sleeves with lace edgings. The simplicity of the dress is typical of the 1850s fashion.
References
Jackson, Author Tracy. “Photographs: Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes.” Special Collections The Gallery, 25 July 2017, http://blogs.shu.edu/archives/2014/10/photographs-daguerreotypes-and-ambrotypes/.
Lisson, Lisa. “How to Identify 5 Types of Old Photographs.” Are You My Cousin? Genealogy, 21 Dec. 2021, https://lisalisson.com/5-types-of-old-photographs/.
The woman wears a pelerine, matching cuffs, and a long chain and locket. Lockets were very fashionable in the 19th century. Her hair is neatly parted in the middle and her cheeks have been hand-colored red. Her dark-colored day dress features fitted sleeves with lace edgings. The simplicity of the dress is typical of the 1850s fashion.
References
Jackson, Author Tracy. “Photographs: Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes.” Special Collections The Gallery, 25 July 2017, http://blogs.shu.edu/archives/2014/10/photographs-daguerreotypes-and-ambrotypes/.
Lisson, Lisa. “How to Identify 5 Types of Old Photographs.” Are You My Cousin? Genealogy, 21 Dec. 2021, https://lisalisson.com/5-types-of-old-photographs/.
Source
Donor: Mary C. Whitlock
Whitlock Collection
Whitlock Collection
Identifier
URI 1952.05.11
Contributor
Emily Hogan
Collection
Citation
“Daguerreotype of Woman seated with her elbow on a table,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed April 19, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/527.