| Creator |
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer. |
| Title |
Grandmother Abigail D. Dreer. [graphic] / W. & F. Langenheim Philada. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1845 |
| Date |
ca. 1845 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/4 plate. |
| Description |
Wife of Philadelphia antiquarian Ferdinand Julius Dreer. Image depicts Dreer, hair parted severely in the middle, looking
slightly to her right. She is wearing a long sleeved black taffeta dress. Her left arm is resting on a table. Hand colored
vase of flowers sits on the table. Hand colored pale pink on cheeks.
|
| Notes |
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
|
Pad: Gold colored velvet. Spray of flowers in center, geometric border. Embossed: W. & F. Langenheim Philada. |
|
Mat: Oval. |
|
Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers and leaves within an octagonal border. No design on verso. Label with manuscript note
pasted on recto: Grandmother Abigail D. Dreer
|
|
See Research file for additional information about Abigail Dreer. |
| Subject |
Dreer, Abigail D., d. 1896 -- Portraits. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1840-1850. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.9416] |
| Accession number |
P.9416 |
