| Creator |
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.) photographer. |
| Title |
[Julianna Randolph Wood, 1810-1885.] [graphic] / M. P. Simons, Philada. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/4 plate. |
| Description |
Wood wears a black lace shawl over a ruffled dress, is seen in profile. She is seated, resting her left arm on an open book.
Pale hand painted pink on cheeks.
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| Notes |
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
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Pad: Faded dark red silk. No design. |
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Mat: Oval. Stamped on mat: M. P. Simons, Philada. |
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Case: Leather. (Design seems upside down.) A spray of roses and leaves. The design is similar, but not identical to, A Spray
Of Roses, Variant plate 125 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes
and Co., Inc., 1969.) This design, with many variants, was produced in large quantity. Same design on verso.
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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 |
Wood, Julianna R. (Julianna Randolph), 1810-1885, |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes. |
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Portrait photographs. |
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Photograph cases. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.8928.2] |
| Accession number |
P.8928.2 |
