| Creator |
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.) photographer. |
| Title |
[Portrait of two unidentified young women.] [graphic] / M. P. Simons, Philada. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1845 |
| Date |
ca. 1845 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/2 plate. |
| Description |
Seated woman, with long curls, has her hands crossed over a book on her lap; the standing woman, with her hair, parted in
the middle, severely pulled back, has a cross around her neck.
|
| Notes |
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
|
Mat: Octagonal. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: M. P. Simons, Philada. |
|
Case: Leather. Lacking cover. Spray of roses in a square border. The design of the case is called The Delicate Roses, variant
and is plate 124 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc.,
1969.) Generally produced in large quantity, ca. 1845.
|
|
See Board Report November 9, 1999. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1840-1850. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.9746] |
| Accession number |
P.9746 |
