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Mr. Charles Dickens
Three quarter length pose of Dickens standing with his right hand in his pocket and his left hand, holding his gloves, resting on an urn., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet., Mat: Elliptical., Case: Leather. Gold stamped on front: Seal of Great Britain with photographer's imprint: Mr. Claudet, 107 Regents St. Quadrant., Title from paper label pasted to recto., Acquired from Charlotte Irene King Sumner, granddaughter of Rev. Demetrius P. Calliphronas, from his daguerreotype collection, June 21, 1940.

[Mr. Stevenson and friends.]
Informal group portrait of seven men standing., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with a scroll design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. One rose surrounded by leaves within a nonpareil like border., See Board report of November 17, 1992., Gift of Charles Dorman, November 2, 1992.

Mrs. Isaac Lea.
Hand colored portrait of Frances Carey Lea, wife of Isaac Lea. She wears grey dress with lace and velvet trim and a close fitting bonnet decorated with lace and blue ribbons. She wears a brooch at her neck., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Case: Uncased., Manuscript note on verso: Mrs. Isaac Lea., See Lea Family research file., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, May 1996.

[Mrs. Isaac Lea, 1799-1874.]
Portrait of Frances Carey Lea at about 60 years of age. Her hair is parted in the middle and she is wearing a lace scarf on her hair that comes down the sides of her face. Hand colored pale pink on her cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet with geometric design with a crown on top., Mat: Ornamented double elliptical. Stamped at top, upside down: Ambrotype by Rehn. Stamped on bottom: Patented July 4 and 11, 1854., Case: Thermoplastic. Geometric design with interlocking swirls.This design is #3-131in Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames by Paul K. Berg (Huntington Beach, Ca. : Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) It is designated as common. Same design on verso., See Lea Family Research File., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.

[Mrs. William George Spencer holding her baby Warren Otis Spencer on her lap.]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather with a very ornate geometric design. Lacking cover., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.

North-east corner of Third & Dock Street. Girard Bank, at the time the latter was occupied by the military during the riots.
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Small central circle surrounded by flowers and leaves within a larger circle. Circles surrounded by diamond shaped scroll pattern with additional scrolls at each corner. All within rectangular border. Photographer's blindstamp appears running vertically along the edge of the border nearest the clasps. No design on verso., Quarter of a Millennium #199., Gift of John A. McAllister., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 90., Arcadia caption text: This daguerreotype image is the earliest extant photograph of America’s oldest bank building. Constructed between 1795 and 1797 as the First Bank of the United States after designs by Samuel Blodget, Jr., the building still stands at 120 South Third Street. Photographers William and Frederick Langenheim captured this view of a crowd gathered in front of the bank, the temporary headquarters of the militia in the aftermath of anti-Catholic riots, on May 9, 1844, creating the earliest known Philadelphia “news” photograph.

[Pennsylvania militia man in full uniform.]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Purple velvet embossed Root's Gallery 140 Chestnut St. Philada., Mat: Ornamented octagonal., Case: Leather. A smalll circle is within a larger circle. Both are enclosed within an ornamented diamond. Octagonal border. No design on verso.

[Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, 306 Walnut St., Philadelphia.]
View focuses on the entrance way showing four columns. Includes man standing at the base of a column., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet with an oval design in the center, surrounded by leafy scroll work., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Geometric design with broken scrolls in the center surrounded by swirls. A leafy design is at each corner., See Board Report dated September 17, 1991 which describes the building in more detail. The architect was Thomas U. Walter

[Portait of an unidentified, young woman wearing a dark dress with a white collar, with her left arm resting on a table beside her.]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Very faded red velvet. Diamond design in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Leather. Leaves and flowers within concentric ovals. Scroll work all around. Same design on verso., Gift of Mr. E. Perot Walker, May 23, 1980.

[Portrait of a balding man with sideburns.]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red-orange silk. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. A lovely, delicate spray of mixed flowers is in a fancy multi-curved border. Same design on verso., Etched on the bottom of the plate is the signature of the daguerreotypist: Marvin - Artist, 116 Chesnut St. Phila. See Board report of November 9, 1999., Inscribed below the plate: M.A.G.F. Curtis 1864; 1864.

[Portrait of a balding, unidentified man with his right arm is resting on a table. ]
Hand colored pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Rehn. Patent July 4th & 11th 1854., Case: Leather. Label pasted behind image on the inside of the case: Directions. It will be perceived that the black varnish constituting the back ground of these Ambrotypes is not in contact with the Picture, but upon a second glass cemented to that on which the picture is made. If, therefore, the varnish should crack, or become rubbed from the glass, the picture will not by this be the least impaired, as the whole of the varnish may may be removed without injury, and a new back ground supplied by the addition of a new coating of black varnish. This is not the case with pictures made on a single glass, and which are not cemented, as the least injury to these destroys the picture for ever. Ambrotypes are not reversed, without glare, fine in tone, and brilliant in effect, besides being proof against acids, water, air or climate. Patented in the United States, Great Britain and France, and made in Philadelphia By I. Rehn, only American Gallery of Photography, No. 126 Arch St., See Board report, September 18, 2001 which describes the advertising label for the Rehn and Cutting ambrotype process pasted on the inside back of the case., PEAES purchase.

[Portrait of a dour looking, unidentified man wearing a tight fitting cap.]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Rehn. Patent July 4th & 11th 1854., Case: A double ambrotype case. Leather., See Board report, November 3, 1998 for a description of this double plate., LCP purchase.

[Portrait of a frowning, unidentified man with his right arm is resting on a table.]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Purple silk. The date 1841 is barely visible on the silk., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: R. Cornelius, Philada., Case: Leather Cornelius case. Overall pattern of tiny flowers. Same design on verso., Loaned to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for an exhibition entitled Legacies of Light, May 26 - August 12, 1990.

[Portrait of a little boy standing beside a table holding a kite in his left hand.]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Uncased. Plate only., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.

[Portrait of a little unidentified boy, with upswept hair, standing on a chair.]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded dark red velvet., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Rehn. Patent July 4th & 11th 1854, Case: Leather. Design obliterated.

[Portrait of a prim, unsmiling, unidentified young woman wearing a white lace collar.]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented elliptical. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Dinmore, Phil., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. Small geometric design in center surrounded by scrolls. Fancy scrolls at each corner.

[Portrait of a rather portly, unidentified man with sideburns, resting his left arm on a table.]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet with a large floral design in the center., Mat: Octagonal. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees & Germon, Phila., Case: Leather. Within an oval is a mixed bouquet of flowers and leaves. No design on verso.

[Portrait of a rather stern, unidentified, older woman wearing a lace collar and cap.]
Die-engraver's imprint stamped on lower left corner of case: C. Loekel Phila., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Urn in center, fancy scrolls all around., Mat: Double elliptical. Label on mat: Collins, 3d & Chesnut., Case: Leather. One rose, buds and leaves in a scalloped border. The design of the case is called Forget Me Not and is plate 174 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1969.) Rare. Highly prized by collectors. A token of remembrance. The die-engraver was Charles Loekle, Phila., ca. 1855. Geometric design of interlocking scrolls on verso.

[Portrait of a seated couple, possibly Meyer and Caroline Fleisher.]
She is wearing a lace collar and cuffs and a long string of beads, and is holding a book in her lap. He has a big black mustache and is wearing checked trousers and a black jacket. He is holding an unidentified object in his hands., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with a rectangular floral design., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Case is shaped like a book with gilt edges. Papier-mache with inlaid mother of pearl with a rose and leaf design. Leather spine. Board on inside left cover is decorated with a gold design., Gift of Edwin Wolf, 2nd, March 14, 1989.

[Portrait of a seated, unidentified baby girl, hands resting in her lap.]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet embossed: Plumbe's Gallery...Philadelphia (Street address illegible.), Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. No design.

[Portrait of a seated, unidentified young man, hands resting in his lap.]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded gold colored velvet with border of leaves and scrolls., Mat: Oval with military ornamentation., Case: Leather. Within a double elliptical border is a design with curled loops with a diamond in the center. Same design on verso.

[Portrait of a seated, unidentified, young man wearing a white shirt and a tie.]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Sheaf-like design in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric circular design in center, fleur de lys at corners, half circles at top, bottom and sides.

[Portrait of a seated, unidentified young woman wearing a boldly patterned dress.]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet with geometric design., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Mixed flowers within an ornate nonpareil like border. Spray of roses in an octagonal border. The design of the case is called Bouquet of Flowers and is plate 134 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced in quantity, ca. 1851. Design copied for one of the first transitional covers produced in plastic., Attributed to Simons. Same sitter as P.8517.

[Portrait of a serious looking, bearded young man.]
Hand colored pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded rust colored velvet. Geometric design in center, fancy leaves and scrolls all around., Mat: Octagonal. Label on mat: Collins, 3d & Chesnut., Case: Leather. Geometric design with stylized leaves. Same design on verso. The design of the case is called Leaf Circle Motif and is plate 197 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1969.) Uncommon. A nicely done case in cardboard, circa 1859., See Board report 9/16/9

[Portrait of a serious looking, young man with a carefully trimmed beard looking slightly to his right.]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet with fancy border. Embossed in center Reimer's Gallery 397 N. 2nd St., ab Green Philadelphia., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather: Geometric design within a quatrefoil. Scroll work all around. Same design on verso.

[Portrait of a sober looking, unidentified, woman wearing a checkered dress and white cap.]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: R. N. Keely, 332 N. 2d St., Philada., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. A large bouquet of mixed flowers within a large oval. This design is similar to the Flower Medallion plate 135 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.)

[Portrait of a stern looking, unidentified young man looking straight ahead.]
He is holding an unidentifiable object in his left hand. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Raised red velvet with tulip design., Mat: Double elliptical. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: R. N. Keely, 332 N. 2d St., Philada., Case: Leather. Case is shaped like a book with the word Souvenir gold stamped on the spine. Elaborate design of mixed flowers and leaves is gold stamped on the front and back. Edges are painted in gold., See Board report November 18, 1996., LCP purchase.

[Portrait of a wide eyed, handsome, unidentified young man.]
Sitter is posed turned slightly to his left. His right arm is resting on a table, his left arm is on his lap. Hand colored pale pink on cheeks. Posed in front of a painted mountain landscape back drop., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep red velvet. Eagle with wings outstretched on top, scrolls all around., Mat: Double elliptical. Label on mat: Collins, Artist., Case: Leather. A rose in a floral spray within a nonpareil like border. Similar design on verso. Double clasp.

[Portrait of a young boy and girl] [graphic] / Van Loan & Mayall
A young boy and a girl sit on wooden chairs looking directly at the photographer. The boy holds a book in his lap., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed: Van Loan & Mayall, Phila., Mat: Plain octagonal., Case: Leather. Floral design border., Samuel Van Loan and John Jabez Edwin Mayll were partners in a studio at 140 Chestnut Street in 1845 and 1846.

[Portrait of a young man]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Pad: Red velvet. Embossed in center Reimer 617 N. 2nd St. Philada. Fancy scroll work all around., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather. Geometric design in center surrounded by fancy scrolls and swirls. Same design on verso.

[Portrait of an elderly unidentified woman.]
Her left arm is resting on a table. She is holding a book in her left hand and her eyeglasses in her right hand. Hand colored very pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet with geometric border. Embossed: Hutchinson, Daguerreotypist., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric diamond design in center. Same design on verso.

[Portrait of an unidentifed girl] [graphic]
Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of an African American girl seated on a chair with an ornate, wooden back. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and tied in pig tails. She is attired in a dark-colored, short-sleeved dress with white lace decorating the cuffs. She clasps her hands together slightly and rests them at her waist. Her cheeks are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Faded red velvet with fleur de lis in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Geometric design with a six pointed star within a shield flanked by banners. Same design on verso., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Reproduced on cover and on page 44 of Julie Winch's The Elite of our people (University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000)., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.

[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Bust-length, forward facing portrait of a seated, African American woman whose eyes look to the right. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and looped behind her ears. She wears hoop earrings and a dark-colored, long-sleeved, silk dress with a white collar and cravat. A small, decorative button or brooch is pinned in the center of the collar. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Faded red velvet with a single swirled feather design., Mat: Oval., Leather. Geometric design with a crosshatched oval surrounded by ovals, each of which has a flower in the center. Same design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.

[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Half-length, forward facing portrait of an African American woman seated on a chair. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, and tied behind her head. She is attired in a dark-colored, diagonally striped, long-sleeved dress with a lace collar, a brooch, and a long necklace. She rests her left arm on a table covered with a patterned tablecloth, and her right hand rests on her lap. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from sitter's attire., Pad: Cinnamon colored velvet with one large leaf., Mat: Octogonal., Case: Leather. Design is curved octagon within scroll and is Plate 219 in Floyd and Marion Rinhart's American miniature case art (Cranbury, NJ: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969). Case made by William Shew who was active in Boston in the 1840s. Same design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993 p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.

[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of a seated, African American woman. Sitter has dark hair that is parted in the middle and combed close to and tied back behind her head. She is attired in a long-sleeved, button down, plaid dress with ruffles at the cuffs and wears a matching, round, brooch necklace and earrings. She rests her right forearm on a table and her hands, forming slight fists, rest in her lap. Her cheeks and lips are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Faded red velvet. Fleur de lis in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric design featuring a six-pointed star within a shield flanked by banners. Same design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.

[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of a seated, African American woman. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, and looped behind her ears. She is attired in a dark-colored, long-sleeved, silk dress with a white lace collar, and black lace, fingerless gloves. A broach adorns her collar. She rests her left forearm on a table covered in a patterned cloth. A book lies on the table. The sitter’s left hand rests on her lap. Her lips are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Dark purple velvet with a scroll design in the center., Mat: Oval., Case: Square thermoplastic. On recto is a leaf design surrounded by scrolls. This design is #3-128 reproduced in Paul K. Berg's nineteenth century photographic cases and wall frames (Huntington Beach, Ca. 92647: Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) The design on the verso is a bunch of grapes, #2-25 in Berg's book., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24.

[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Three-quarter length, front facing portrait of a seated African American woman. Sitter has dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and looped behind her ears. She is attired in a dark-colored, silk dress with long, bell-shaped sleeves with trim details and ruching below the shoulder. She also wears a lace collar and cuffs. A pin adorns the front of her collar. She rests her left forearm on a book which sits atop a table covered in a patterned cloth in the right of the image. A ribbon adorns her left wrist and she wears a ring on her left forefinger. Her right hand rests in her lap. Her lips and upper cheeks are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from sitter's attire., Tinting on sitter's lips and upper cheeks., Pad: Deep purple velvet without a design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Case design showing small vase of flowers in the center surrounded by ornate decorations is called "Flower Vase Motif" and is Plate 146 in Floyd and Marion Rinhart's American miniature case art (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Geometric design on verso., Die-engraver's name on case design reads A[nthony] C. Paquet., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Library Company. Annual Report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.

[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of an African American woman seated on a chair with an ornate, wooden back. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and looped behind her ears. She wears hoop earrings and a dark-colored, long-sleeve button-down, silk dress with a lace collar and cuffs. A broach adorns her collar. She also rests her right forearm and hand on a book which sits atop a table covered in a patterned cloth in the left of the image. She wears a ring on her right hand and her left hand, in a slight fist, rests in her lap. Her cheeks are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic format and attire of sitter., Tinting on cheeks., Pad: Dark red velvet with a scroll design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. A large floral spray with a lily and leaves, surrounded by an ornate scrolled border. Same design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Library Company. Annual Report, 1993, p. 17-24., Reproduced on cover and on page 45 of Julie Winch's The Elite of our people (University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000)

[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Half-length, forward facing portrait of a seated African American woman posed behind a prop window frame. Sitter rests her left elbow and right hand on the bottom edge of the frame. Her left hand rests on her shoulder, near the side of her face. She has dark, crimped hair, parted in the middle and that is pulled back into a braided crown at the back of her head. She is attired in a dark-colored, satiny dress with a plunging V-neck and that is adorned with a frilled ribbon and long sleeves with ruching below the shoulder. She also wears a white V-neck collar adorned with a broach, frilled white cuffs, hoop earrings, and a ring on her right hand. Her cheeks and lips are tinted pink. Image also includes a creeping grape vine in the right of the image. Sitter probably from or related to the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic format and attire of sitter., Sitter's cheeks tinted pink., Name of daguerreotypist inferred from studio prop (window and trailing vine) visible in image., Pad: Bright red velvet with a scroll design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. A large floral spray with a lily and leaves, surrounded by an ornate scrolled border. Geometric design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Library Company. Annual Report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.

[Portrait of an unidentified baby sitting in a high chair.]
Baby's left arm resting on the arm of the chair. She (?) is wearing a big white dress and has a necklace aroung her neck. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented nonpariel., Case: Uncased.

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