Creator |
Willard, Oliver H., d. 1876, photographer. |
Title |
[Julianna Randolph, b. 1794] [graphic] / Willard 120 W. Market St. 8 doors E. Schl. 6th St. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1857 |
Date |
ca. 1857 |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/6 plate. |
Description |
Seated portrait of a matronly Randolph wearing a black taffeta dress with a tight fitting bodice and a white scarf. She is
also wearing white gloves. Hand colored pink on cheeks.
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Notes |
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
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Pad: Faded red velvet embossed: Willard 120 W. Market St. 8 Doors E. Schl. 6th St. [i.e. 17th St.] |
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Mat: Modified non pareil. |
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Case: Leather. In a circle in the center are grapes and other fruits, surrounded by a six pointed star. Same design on verso. |
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Julianna Randolph was the aunt of Julianna Randolph Wood, 1810-1885. See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social
Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section
of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
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Subject |
Randolph, Julianna. |
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 [P.8926.9] |
Accession number |
P.8926.9 |