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[Half-length portrait of an unidentified, seated woman] [graphic].
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Creator
McClees & Germon, photographer.
Title
[Half-length portrait of an unidentified, seated woman] [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1850
Date
[ca. 1850]
Physical Description
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; plate 70 x 83 mm (sixth plate format)
Description
Half-length, forward facing portrait of an unidentified white woman seated on a chair. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, and looped behind her ears. She is attired in a dark-colored, short-sleeved, silk dress with buttons down the bodice and a white lace collar, and black lace, fingerless gloves. A broach adorns her collar. She rests her right forearm on a table covered in a patterned cloth. The sitter’s left hand is slightly clenched and rests on her lap. Her lips and cheeks are tinted pink.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and dates of operation of the photographer.
Pink tinting on lips and cheeks.
Attributed to McClees & Germon.
Pad: Red velvet. No design.
Mat: Double elliptical.
Case: Leather.
Contains weeping glass deterioration.
Edges of daguerreotype plate are tarnished.
Gift of Jane Hastings, 2011.
Biographical / historical note
James E. McLees (1821-1887) and Washington Lafayette Germon (1822-1877) operated as partners from 1846 to 1855 in Philadelphia.
Subject
Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Women -- Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850.
Photograph cases -- 1840-1850.
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos – photographer – McClees & Germon [P.2011.56.3]
Accession number
P.2011.56.3
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