| Creator |
Collins, photographer. |
| Title |
Margot Griscom McCord Smith. Born Ap. 29, 1821 - Died Ap. 28, 1909. Grand niece of Elizabeth Griscom Ross (Betsy Ross). [graphic]
/ Collins, Nos. 100 & 166 Chestnut St.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1854 |
| Date |
ca. 1854 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/2 plate. |
| Description |
Three-quarter length portrait of Smith wearing a black cape, plaid skirt, and a lace cap tied under her chin. Her right arm
is resting on a table, her left arm is on her lap. Her hair is in long curls. She is looking slightly to her right.
|
| Notes |
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
|
Pad: Red velvet. Leaves in an oval in the center. Fancy scrolled border. |
|
Mat: Ornamented double elliptical. Label on mat: Collins, Nos. 100 & 166 Chestnut St. |
|
Case: Leather. Geometric design with interlocking swirls. Same design on verso. Double clasp. Accompanied by manuscript note
identifying sitter: Margot Griscom McCord Smith. Born Ap. 29, 1821 - Died Ap. 28, 1909. Grand niece of Elizabeth Griscom Ross
(Betsy Ross).
|
|
Manuscript note on plate verso: Aged about 33 years. Smith was a charter member of the Flag House Chapter of the Daughters
of American Revolution.
|
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For additional information about Margaret Smith, see research file, LCP Annual Report, 1993, pg. 42 and Board Report, 9/21/93. |
| Subject |
Smith, Margaret Griscom McCord, 1821-1909 -- Portraits. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1850-1860. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1850-1860. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.9421] |
| Accession number |
P.9421 |
