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[Double portraits of an elderly unidentified man and woman.] [graphic].
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Creator
Cooper, Peregrine F., photographer.
Title
[Double portraits of an elderly unidentified man and woman.] [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1865
Date
ca. 1865
Physical Description
2 photographs : albumen; 1/2 plate.
Description
Man is on the left, seated in an ornamented chair, arms resting on the chair arms. He is wearing a black suit with a satin vest. Woman is on the right, sitting on the edge of the chair, holding a cane in her left hand. She is wearing a white cap tied under her chin, and a large white bib collar.
Notes
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project.
Mat: Double elliptical.
Case: Leather. No design.
Photographer's business card located behind the portrait of the woman. Advertises "P.F. Cooper's Photographing Rooms, all on ground floor, at 1338 Chestnut Street, opposite U.S. Mint, Philadelphia" and describes the photographer's areas of specialization.
Gift of Gordon Marshall, October 2, 1976.
Genre
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Portrait photographs -- 1860-1870.
Photograph cases -- 1860-1870.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [66530.D]
Accession number
66530.D
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Cased Photograph Collection
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