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[Mary R. Housekeeper as a young child.] [graphic] / Van Loan Gallery 159 Chesnut St. Philada.
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Creator
Van Loan, Samuel, photographer.
Title
[Mary R. Housekeeper as a young child.] [graphic] / Van Loan Gallery 159 Chesnut St. Philada.
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1852
Date
ca. 1852
Physical Description
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/6 plate.
Description
Mary sits on a square column in front of a painted landscape backdrop.
Notes
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project.
Pad: Faded red velvet embossed Van Loan Gallery 159 Chesnut St. Philada. Scrolled border.
Mat: Nonpareil.
Case: Leather. Spray of tulips within a nonpareil-like border. Scroll work all around. Geometric design on verso.
Accompanied by manuscript note: Mary R. Housekeeper.
Genre
Daguerreotypes -- 1850-1860.
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860.
Photograph cases -- 1850-1860.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.9561.12]
Accession number
P.9561.12
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