Portrait of the photographer's mother wearing a dark dress with a white lace cap and collar. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Oval (black backing is missing, so image appears three dimensional.), Case: Leather. Originally in the shape of a book. Lacking both cover and back. Spine stamped in gold., See Henry B. Swift research file.
Creator
Swift, Henry B., photographer
Date
ca. 1853
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2004.9.6]
Portrait of the photographer's mother wearing a white lace cap and collar. She is looking slightly to her right., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet with geometric design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. A geometric design with a circle in the center surrounding a wheel of small leaves. Curved octagonal border. Same design on verso., Accompanying manuscript note: Mary Barnes Swift, mother of Hannah Swift Given (one of Henry B. Swift's sisters)., See Henry B. Swift research file.
Creator
Swift, Henry B., photographer
Date
ca. 1853
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2004.9.7]
