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[Martha Jane Gibson (later) Spencer, 1825-1901, as a young woman] [graphic].
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Title
[Martha Jane Gibson (later) Spencer, 1825-1901, as a young woman] [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1853
Date
ca. 1853
Physical Description
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/6 plate.
Description
Seated portrait of Gibson, hair parted in the middle, with her right arm resting on a table. She is wearing a white collar and cuffs.
Notes
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project.
Mat: Ornamented nonpareil.
Case: Thermoplastic. Lacking cover. Geometric design. This design is #3-11 in Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames by Paul K. Berg (Huntington Beach, Ca. 92647: Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) It is designated as Scarce. Printed paper label on case verso under image: Patent applied for.
Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
Subject
Spencer, Martha Jane Gibson, 1825-1901 -- Portraits.
Genre
Daguerreotypes -- 1850-1860.
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860.
Photograph cases -- 1850-1860.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [8326.F.8b]
Accession number
8326.F.8b
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