| 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 |
