Creator |
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg) photographer. |
Title |
[Charlotte Conarroe, b. 1804] [graphic]. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1857 |
Date |
ca. 1857 |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/4 plate. |
Description |
Conarroe is sitting sideways facing right. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back, with curls hanging down on the
sides. She is wearing lace gloves and her left arm is resting on a table with a patterned tablecloth. A book and a beaded
purse (?) rest on the table beside her.
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Notes |
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
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Pad: Purple silk. |
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Mat: Ornamented octagonal. |
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Case: Leather. Spray of roses in a square border. The design of the case is called The Delicate Roses, variant and is plate
124 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Generally
produced in large quantity, circa 1845. Same design on verso.
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|
See Conarroe Family research file. |
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Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977. |
Subject |
Conarroe, Charlotte, b. 1804. |
Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1850-1860. |
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Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860. |
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Photograph cases -- 1850-1860. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [8259.F.5] |
Accession number |
8259.F.5 |