Creator |
McAllister, W. Y. (William Young), 1812-1896, photographer. |
Title |
[Three-quarter length portrait of Frances W. Bruce] [graphic]. |
Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1845 |
Date |
Feb. 1845 |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; plate 83 x 108 mm (quarter plate format) |
Description |
Three-quarter length, forward facing, seated portrait of Frances W. Bruce. Sitter has dark hair parted in the middle with
ringlet curls at the sides of her face. She is attired in a dress made of a patterned fabric of decorative scrolls and with
a white lace collar and cuffs. She wears two rings on her right hand. Sitter rests her right elbow on a tableclothed side
table in the left. Her left hand rests on her lap and slightly clasps her right hand. Frances Wardale Bruce (1815-1892) was
William Y. McAllister’s sister and spouse of physician George D. Bruce.
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Notes |
Title supplied by the cataloger. |
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Date and name of photographer from manuscript note on label attached to case: Frances Bruce, Feb. 1845. |
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Pad: Red velvet. |
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Mat: Octagon. |
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Case: Leather. Bouquet of mixed flowers in a vase. No design on verso. |
Biographical / historical note |
William Y. McAllister was an optician and cane manufacturer in Philadelphia from 1845 to 1860. |
Subject |
Bruce, Frances Wardale, 1815-1892 -- Portraits. |
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Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Women -- Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850. |
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Photograph cases -- 1840-1850. |
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Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cased photos – McAllister [P.2021.37] |
Accession number |
P.2021.37 |