| Title |
[Portrait of a seated couple, possibly Meyer and Caroline Fleisher.] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1850 |
| Date |
ca. 1850 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/4 plate. |
| Description |
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.
|
| Notes |
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. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1840-1850. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.9015] |
| Accession number |
P.9015 |
