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- Title
- [Ariovistus Pardee, Jr.]
- Description
- Bust-length portrait of Pardee as a young man. He wears his hair long, swept over, and with a side part. He also has a mustache. He is attired in a dark-colored jacket, white, high-collared shirt, and necktie. Pardee was a prominent Civil War Union officer celebrated for his leadership during the Battle of Gettysburg. He was also the son of Ariovistus Pardee, the founder of Hazleton, PA., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from inferred age of sitter., Pad: Red velvet with scroll design., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: S. Broadbent., Case: Leather. Scroll pattern in center. Framed above and below by a border pattern with a scroll design. Same design on verso. Front cover detached., Gift of Samuel Earle.
- Creator
- Broadbent, Samuel, 1810-1880, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1856]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Pardee Family [P.2016.58.4]
- Title
- [Ariovistus Pardee, Jr.]
- Description
- Bust-length portrait of Pardee as a young man. He wears his hair long, swept over, and with a side part. He also has a mustache. He is attired in a dark-colored jacket, white, high-collared shirt, and necktie. Pardee was a prominent Civil War Union officer celebrated for his leadership during the Battle of Gettysburg. He was also the son of Ariovistus Pardee, the founder of Hazleton, PA., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from inferred age of sitter., Pad: No pad., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: M. P. Simons, Philada., Case: No case. Two of four preservers detached., Gift of Samuel Earle.
- Creator
- Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), 1810-1880, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1857]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Pardee Family [P.2016.58.5]
- Title
- [Bootmaker with a boot on the table beside him.]
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. Embossed in center Reimer 617 N. 2nd St. Philada. Fancy scroll work all around., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Geometric design in center surrounded by fancy scrolls and swirls. Same design on verso.
- Creator
- Reimer, Benjamin, 1826-1899, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1858
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2003.23]
- Title
- Daughter of William & Mary (Phillips) Hill
- Description
- A sweet faced young woman, hair parted in the middle, is wearing a lace collar with a cameo at the center. Her left arm is resting on a table, her right arm is on her lap. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet. Floral spray in center, scroll work all around., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Bell & Clayton, Phil'a., Case: Leather. A double circle is in the center; half circles are at the top and bottom and on either side. Same design on verso.
- Creator
- Bell & Clayton, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1855
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8496.5]
- Title
- [Double image of the Magee Family posed in front of and in back of Magee Farm in Marcus Hook.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Oval, Case: Leather. In a scalloped oval, within a larger oval, are several bunches of grapes. Scrolled border. Same design on back., Accompanied by manuscript note: Ambrotype of the farm at Marcus Hook known as the 'Magee Farm' taken by James F. Magee [on] Saturday, August 13th 1859., See Magee research file for biographical information about James F. Magee. Also see Board report dated April 29, 2002 regarding the aquisition of these ambrotypes.
- Creator
- Magee, James Francis, 1834-1903, photographer
- Date
- August 13, 1859
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2002.22a&b]
- Title
- [Double portrait of two young siblings, Anna and George Henry Lea.]
- Description
- Double images. On the left, George Henry Lea, age 4 years and 9 months, hair parted low on the left side. On the right, Anna Lea (later Bakewell), age 9 years and 7 months, hair parted in the middle with big ribbons on each side. Hand colored pale pink on cheeks of both children., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Rehn. Chestnut St. Patented July 4 & 11 1854. Inscribed in mat: Feb. 1858., Case: Leather. No design., Small slip of paper inside case identifying the date and ages of the children. See Lea Family Research File., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
- Creator
- Rehn, Isaac, photographer
- Date
- February or March 1858
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.9a&b]
- Title
- [Double portraits of unidentified couple.]
- Description
- On the left a rather stern looking man, on the right a woman wearing a white cap and a shawl., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Gutekunst & Bro. Patented July 4 & 11 '54., Case: Double ambrotype case. Leather with a single large clasp. No design.
- Creator
- Gutekunst & Bro., photographer
- Date
- ca. 1857
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8711]
- Title
- [Full-length portrait of an unidentified older woman seated in a wheelchair]
- Description
- Full-length, forward facing portrait of an unidentified older white woman, seated in a wheelchair positioned at a slight angle. Sitter has gray hair parted in the center and is attired in a dark-colored lace cap with lappets and a dark-colored, long-sleeved dress with a white collar. Her cheeks are tinted pink. She holds a book, with the spine towards the viewer, in her right hand on her lap. Her left arm is propped on the armrest. A small pouch-like bag hangs from the corner of the back of the wheelchair visible in the left of the image. The chair back is covered with a patterned cloth., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitter., Pink tinting on cheeks., Pad: Red velvet with a leaf in the center and decorative scroll border., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Decorative geometric and leaf pattern in the center with leaves in the corners. Same design on verso.
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – unid photo –unid sitter - ambro [P.2021.31]
- Title
- [Full-length portrait of an unidentified, seated boy]
- Description
- Full-length, forward facing portrait of an unidentified, young, white boy seated on a chair. Sitter has short hair parted and combed to the left. He is attired in a three-quarter length, checked shirt with gold buttons down the center, pants, white socks, and lace-up boots. He sits on a wooden chair and holds a book in both hands on his lap. Gilt is applied to the pictorial detail of the book. His cheeks are tinted pink. In the right background is a side table covered with a dark-colored tablecloth., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitter., Pink tinting on cheeks., Gilt on sitter’s buttons and book., Pad: Red velvet with a spray of flowers in the center surrounded by a border of decorative scrolls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Spray of flowers in an oval surrounded by leaves. Same design on verso.
- Date
- [ca. 1855]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – unid photo – unid sitter [P.2012.68]
- Title
- [Full-length portrait of an unidentified, seated girl]
- Description
- Full-length, forward facing portrait of an unidentified, young, white girl seated on a chair. Sitter has dark hair parted in the middle with a curl on her forehead. She is attired in an off-the shoulder, boat neckline, short-sleeved dress with decorative swirls around the collar and cuffs, a necklace, white stockings, and black Mary Jane shoes. She sits on a child-sized, wooden chair with her left arm on the armrest and curled right hand, slightly clenched, resting on her lap. Her lips and cheeks are tinted pink., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitter., Pink tinting on lips and cheeks., Pad: Red velvet with a diamond-shaped, decorative scroll in the center., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. The design of the case is called the Oval, Diamond and Circle and is plate 198 in American miniature case art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Uncommon., Gift of Robert DeMento, 2012.
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – unid photo – unid sitter [P.2012.50]
- Title
- [George Henry Lea as a very young boy]
- Description
- Copy photograph of Richardson ambrotype portrait of Lea (see 8326.F.10). Portrait is reversed with edges of the original mat visible in the image., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Uncased., See Lea Family research file., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
- Creator
- Richardson, V. L., photographer
- Date
- ca. 1858
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.11]
- Title
- [George Henry Lea as a very young boy]
- Description
- Bust length portrait of a bare shouldered Lea. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Geometric design in center, scrolls all around., Mat: Oval. Stamped: Ambrotype by V. L. Richardson., Case: Leather. Geometric design. Modified octagon surrounding a four sided figure. Scrolls all around. Same design on verso., See Lea Family research file., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
- Creator
- Richardson, V. L., photographer
- Date
- ca. 1858
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.10]
- Title
- [George M. Conarroe, 1831-1896.]
- Description
- Portrait of Conarroe with small mustache and small goatee. Hair curling on the side., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet. No design., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Gutekunst & Bro., 164 Arch St. Patented July 4 & 11 54., Case: Leather. Geometric design. Two concentric scalloped ovals. Same design on verso., See Conarroe Family research file., Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977.
- Creator
- Gutekunst & Bro., photographer
- Date
- ca. 1857
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8259.F.6]
- Title
- Grandma Sailer
- Description
- Possibly Elizabeth Carson Sailer. Wearing a full skirted checked dress, Grandma Sailer is sitting primly with her right arm resting on a table and her left arm in her lap., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet with fancy border. Embossed in center Reimer 617 N. 2nd St., Philada., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather. Three concentric circles with geometric border. Same design on verso. Accompanied by manuscript note: Grandma Sailer., See Hormann collection folder.
- Creator
- Reimer, Benjamin, 1826-1899, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1858
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9470.28]
- Title
- [Gutekunst and Haldt family cased photograph collection]
- Description
- Collection of cased photographs of sitters related to cabinet maker Frederick Gutekunst, his son and photographer Frederick Gutekunst, and his son-in-law and photographer Jacob Haldt. Majority of the sitters (men, women, and children) are unidentified. Identified sitters include Frederick L. Gutekunst, and Katherine (Katie) Gutekunst, son and daughter of photographer Gutekunst, photographer Jacob Haldt, and Tomas Hernandes, “the friend who was with Mr. Peale since he came to Pto [ Puerto] Rico until the last moment.” Includes bust, half, three-quarter, and full-length portraits with sitters mostly posed seated. Many of the women sitters wear long-sleeved dresses with collars. Some images also include a scenic backdrop (P.2020.12.13) or depict props, including side tables and a book on which an unidentified girl leans as she sits on a table (P.2020.12.11). Also includes a daguerreotype depicting a woman holding a baby inscribed “Isaac, Mary Jane & Charles Burr” on verso of the plate., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and age and attire of sitters., Photographers include Frederick Gutekunst, Gutekunst & Bro., and Lemuel H. Purnell., Various-shaped mats, including oval, elliptical, double elliptical, square, and quarterfoil., Various colored pads, including red, purple, black, green, and maroon velvet, some with embossing. Embossings include photographer’s imprints and/or imagery. Imagery includes floral and ornament designs and scroll work., Leather and thermoplastic cases. Case designs vary, and include floral, ornament, emblem, geometric, and scroll designs. Designs also include a double-sided bookcase format as well as Seated woman holding child and pets, plate 30 and Berry motif, plate 99 in American miniature case art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)., P.2020.12.2-3 and P.2020.12.6-9 contains daguerrean's imprint on pad., Several of the images contain weeping glass deterioration, tarnished plates, or other damage., Basic inventory of collection available at repository.
- Date
- [ca. 1850-ca. 1870]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cased photos - Gutekunst and Haldt Family [P.2020.12.1-22]
- Title
- [Half-length portrait of an unidentified man]
- Description
- Half-length, forward facing portrait of a white man. Sitter has dark hair, parted to the right, and pink tinting on his lips and cheeks. He is attired in a white shirt, a bowtie, a waistcoat, and a jacket. His slightly curled right hand rests on his leg. His left arm and hand rest on a side table in the right., Title supplied by the cataloger., Date inferred from dates of operation of photographer at address in photographer’s imprint., Pink tinting on lips and cheeks., Gift of David Doret., Pad: Brown velvet embossed with photographer’s imprint “Willard, No. 1628 Market St.” in the center., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Mother of pearl inlay in a geometric design in the center. Some pieces of inlay lacking. No design on verso., Oliver H. Willard operated from No. 1628 Market Street, Philadelphia between 1858 and 1860.
- Creator
- Willard, Oliver H., -1875, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Photos [P.2021.34.2]
- Title
- [Half-length portrait of an unidentified woman, seated]
- Description
- Half-length, forward facing portrait of an unidentified white woman. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, and looped behind her ears. She is attired in a dark-colored, long-sleeved dress with buttons down the bodice and a white collar, and black lace, fingerless gloves. A broach adorns her collar. Her lips and cheeks are tinted pink. She is seated and holds a book labeled, Message and Documents 1857-8 Part 1 (i.e., Congressional documents), on her lap with her right hand. She crosses her left arm over her right and rests her left hand on her right wrist., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitter., Pink tinting on lips and cheeks., Cased image accompanied by a lock of hair and four feathers from an Amazon parrot., Gift of Ivan Jurin, 2022., Pad: Red velvet with flowers within a decorative scroll border., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Decorative geometric and scroll pattern in the center with leaves in the corners. Same design on verso.
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – unid photo – unid sitter [P.2022.29.1-1a]
- Title
- [Joseph Morgan Eldridge, 1787-1859]
- Description
- Portrait of an elderly Eldridge with long white whiskers, head tilted slightly to his right. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented oval., Removed from frame. Gold gilt wooden oval. No design., Joseph Morgan Eldridge was Sewell Biggs' great-great- grandfather. Mr. Biggs also donated an original manuscript documenting Eldridge's indenture, at the age of six, to James Molony, a Philadelphia currier, in September, 1804. See Board Report of January 20, 1998., Gift of Sewell C. Biggs, December 12, 1997.
- Date
- ca. 1855
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9565.1]
- Title
- Joseph or William Francis
- Description
- Seated portrait of either young Joseph or William Francis. His left arm is resting on a table, and his right arm is on his lap., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet., Mat: Double elliptical. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Rehn. 250 Chestnut St. Patented July 4 & 11 1854., Case: Leather. Small urn with flowers in center. No design on verso. Manuscript note pasted on verso: Joseph or William Francis.
- Creator
- Rehn, Isaac, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1854
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8639]
- Title
- [Maria Conarroe, 1835?- 1906]
- Description
- Possibly portrait of Maria Conarroe as a young woman sitting demurely with her hands clasped in her lap. Her long hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. She is wearing an off the shoulder dress., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Geometric scrolled design in center with geometric border., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Gutekunst & Bro. Patented July 4 & 11 54., Case: Leather. Geometric with cross hatch design. Different geometric design on verso with small oval in the center., See Conarroe Family research file., Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977.
- Creator
- Gutekunst & Bro., photographer
- Date
- ca. 1857
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8259.F.7]
- Title
- [Mary Barnes Swift, 1795-1866]
- Description
- 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]
- Title
- [Mary Barnes Swift, 1795-1866]
- Description
- 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]
- Title
- [Mrs. Isaac Lea, 1799-1874.]
- Description
- Portrait of Frances Carey Lea at about 60 years of age. Her hair is parted in the middle and she is wearing a lace scarf on her hair that comes down the sides of her face. Hand colored pale pink on her cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet with geometric design with a crown on top., Mat: Ornamented double elliptical. Stamped at top, upside down: Ambrotype by Rehn. Stamped on bottom: Patented July 4 and 11, 1854., Case: Thermoplastic. Geometric design with interlocking swirls.This design is #3-131in Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames by Paul K. Berg (Huntington Beach, Ca. : Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) It is designated as common. Same design on verso., See Lea Family Research File., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
- Creator
- Rehn, Isaac, photographer
- Date
- ca.1858
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.12]
- Title
- [Portait of an unidentified, young woman wearing a dark dress with a white collar, with her left arm resting on a table beside her.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Very faded red velvet. Diamond design in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Leather. Leaves and flowers within concentric ovals. Scroll work all around. Same design on verso., Gift of Mr. E. Perot Walker, May 23, 1980.
- Date
- ca. 1856
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8514.2]
- Title
- [Portrait of a balding, unidentified man with his right arm is resting on a table. ]
- Description
- Hand colored pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Rehn. Patent July 4th & 11th 1854., Case: Leather. Label pasted behind image on the inside of the case: Directions. It will be perceived that the black varnish constituting the back ground of these Ambrotypes is not in contact with the Picture, but upon a second glass cemented to that on which the picture is made. If, therefore, the varnish should crack, or become rubbed from the glass, the picture will not by this be the least impaired, as the whole of the varnish may may be removed without injury, and a new back ground supplied by the addition of a new coating of black varnish. This is not the case with pictures made on a single glass, and which are not cemented, as the least injury to these destroys the picture for ever. Ambrotypes are not reversed, without glare, fine in tone, and brilliant in effect, besides being proof against acids, water, air or climate. Patented in the United States, Great Britain and France, and made in Philadelphia By I. Rehn, only American Gallery of Photography, No. 126 Arch St., See Board report, September 18, 2001 which describes the advertising label for the Rehn and Cutting ambrotype process pasted on the inside back of the case., PEAES purchase.
- Creator
- Rehn, Isaac, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1858
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9950]
- Title
- [Portrait of a dour looking, unidentified man wearing a tight fitting cap.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Rehn. Patent July 4th & 11th 1854., Case: A double ambrotype case. Leather., See Board report, November 3, 1998 for a description of this double plate., LCP purchase.
- Creator
- Rehn, Isaac, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1855
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9636.1]
- Title
- [Portrait of a little boy standing beside a table holding a kite in his left hand.]
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Uncased. Plate only., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
- Date
- ca. 1857
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.14]
- Title
- [Portrait of a little unidentified boy, with upswept hair, standing on a chair.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded dark red velvet., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Rehn. Patent July 4th & 11th 1854, Case: Leather. Design obliterated.
- Creator
- Rehn, Isaac, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1854
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9577.7]
- Title
- [Portrait of a seated, unidentified, young man wearing a white shirt and a tie.]
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Sheaf-like design in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric circular design in center, fleur de lys at corners, half circles at top, bottom and sides.
- Date
- ca. 1853
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9026.4]
- Title
- [Portrait of a young man]
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Pad: Red velvet. Embossed in center Reimer 617 N. 2nd St. Philada. Fancy scroll work all around., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather. Geometric design in center surrounded by fancy scrolls and swirls. Same design on verso.
- Creator
- Reimer, Benjamin, 1826-1899, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1858
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2005.1.8]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified African American girl]
- Description
- Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of an African American girl seated on a chair with an ornate, wooden back. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and tied in pig tails. She is attired in a dark-colored, short-sleeved dress with white lace decorating the cuffs. She clasps her hands together slightly and rests them at her waist. Her cheeks are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Faded red velvet with fleur de lis in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Geometric design with a six pointed star within a shield flanked by banners. Same design on verso., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Reproduced on cover and on page 44 of Julie Winch's The Elite of our people (University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000)., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
- Date
- [ca. 1855-ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.9]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified African American woman]
- Description
- Bust-length, forward facing portrait of a seated, African American woman whose eyes look to the right. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and looped behind her ears. She wears hoop earrings and a dark-colored, long-sleeved, silk dress with a white collar and cravat. A small, decorative button or brooch is pinned in the center of the collar. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Faded red velvet with a single swirled feather design., Mat: Oval., Leather. Geometric design with a crosshatched oval surrounded by ovals, each of which has a flower in the center. Same design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
- Date
- [ca. 1855-ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.8]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified African American woman]
- Description
- Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of a seated, African American woman. Sitter has dark hair that is parted in the middle and combed close to and tied back behind her head. She is attired in a long-sleeved, button down, plaid dress with ruffles at the cuffs and wears a matching, round, brooch necklace and earrings. She rests her right forearm on a table and her hands, forming slight fists, rest in her lap. Her cheeks and lips are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Faded red velvet. Fleur de lis in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric design featuring a six-pointed star within a shield flanked by banners. Same design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
- Date
- [ca. 1855-ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.7]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified baby sitting in a high chair.]
- Description
- Baby's left arm resting on the arm of the chair. She (?) is wearing a big white dress and has a necklace aroung her neck. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented nonpariel., Case: Uncased.
- Date
- ca. 1853
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8680.4]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified boy, dressed in white, sitting on a sofa holding a toy musical instrument.]
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet with geometric border. Embossed: J. Kolbeck 43 North 8th St. Philada., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather. Spray of three tulips within a nonpareil-like border. Same design on verso.
- Creator
- Kolbeck, Joseph, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9967.3]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified couple sitting side by side.]
- Description
- She is wearing a checked dress with a white collar. He is wearing a jacket with a velvet collar. Hand colored pale pink on their cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded tan velvet with a peacock in the center, and scrolls all around., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Two birds are over a basket of flowers, under a spray of water from a fountain. Scroll work all around. The design of the case is called Birds and the Fountain and is plate 93 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced in quantity, ca. 1857.
- Date
- ca. 1857
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9491.9]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified little girl sitting on a high chair.]
- Description
- She is wearing an off the shoulder dress with a very full skirt. A book rests on the table next to her. Hand colored pale pink on her cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. Two birds are over a basket of flowers, under a spray of water from a fountain. Scroll work all around. The design of the case is called Birds and the Fountain and is plate 93 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1969.) Produced in quantity, ca. 1857.
- Date
- ca. 1857
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9491.7]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified man.]
- Description
- Waist length portrait of an older man with slightly disheveled hair. He wears a jacket, vest, and high collared shirt., Hand colored pink on cheeks., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Purple velvet., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: S. Broadbent., Case: Leather. Floral design with elaborate floral scroll border. Identical design on verso., Gift of Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer.
- Creator
- Broadbent, Samuel, 1810-1880, photographer
- Date
- 1855
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2010.38.13]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified man]
- Description
- Bust-length portrait of an unidentified man., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from casemaker patent., Case designed by Littlefield, Parsons & Co., Florence, Massachusetts., Dark-colored backing missing from behind image. Image nearly indistinguishable., Pad: Green velvet with scroll-pattern design in center., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mount: Ambrotype by [Gute]kunst, 706 Arch St.., Case: Thermoplastic. Central geometric design within a border with a filigree design. Same design on verso., Gift of Samuel Earle.
- Creator
- Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1857]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Pardee Family [P.2016.58.6]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified man with beard and mustache wearing a medal in the shape of a Maltese Cross.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded dark red velvet., Mat: Double elliptical. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Rehn. Patent July 4th & 11th 1854, Case: Leather. Design obliterated.
- Creator
- Rehn, Isaac, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1854
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9577.8]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified seated young girl.]
- Description
- She is wearing an off the shoulder dress with a very full skirt. She has a half-smile on her lips. Two books rest on the table beside her. Hand colored pale pink on her cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. Geometric design with a segmented oval in the center and scrolls all around.
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9491.8]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified woman.]
- Description
- She is wearing a black dress with white cuffs and a white lace collar. A cameo pin is at the collar. Her hair is parted severely in the middle and pulled back., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. A double handled urn is within an oval in the center. Scroll work all around. The design of the case is called The Loving Cup and is plate 175 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced in some quantity, ca. 1861.
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9491.10]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified woman.]
- Description
- Portrait of a middle-aged seated woman wearing a bonnet. Her dress has a lace collar and cuffs., Hand colored pink on cheeks., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Dark blue velvet., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Rehn. Patent July 4th & 11th 1854., Case: Leather. No design., Gift of Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer.
- Creator
- Rehn, Isaac, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1855
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2010.38.10]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified woman and girl.]
- Description
- Woman is wearing a patterned dress with a white collar and a brooch at the neck. Her hair is parted severely in the middle and she is wearing earrings. The little girl is standing next to her, resting her right hand on the woman's lap. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Geometric design in center with a wide scrolled border., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather. Geometric design in center with swirls. Same design on verso.
- Date
- ca. 1854
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9025.39]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified young man looking slightly to his right.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Oval., Uncased. In rectangular velvet frame., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
- Date
- ca. 1856
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.13]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified young woman.]
- Description
- Her short hair parted in the middle, hands clasped in her lap. She is wearing a dark dress with big, full sleeves, and has a black choker at her neck. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Uncased.
- Date
- ca. 1854
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8680.3]
- Title
- [Portrait of stylishly dressed unidentified young man]
- Description
- The seated man wears a plaid jacket, and large bow tie. His hair is styled in an upswept wave. His cheeks are hand-painted pink., Mat: Oval., Uncased.
- Date
- ca. 1855
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2005.1.11]
- Title
- [Portrait of two seated men]
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed with scrollwork., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: W. Dinmore Phila., Case: Leather. Geometric design in center surrounded by fancy scrolls and swirls. Same design on verso.
- Creator
- Dinmore, Walter, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1858
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2005.1.9]
- Title
- [Portrait of two unidentified men wearing hats.]
- Description
- The man on the left is wearing a checked vest and has his arm aroung the man on the right., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Small urn with leaves in center, scrolled border., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric diamond design in the center, with scrolled border. Same design on verso. Opens horizontally.
- Date
- ca. 1853
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9025.37]
- Title
- [Portrait of two unidentified young women.]
- Description
- One is standing, resting her right arm on the shoulder of the other who is seated. Possibly sisters., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Purple velvet., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Ambrotype by Rehn. Patent July 4th & 11th 1854., Case: Leather. No design on front or back.
- Creator
- Rehn, Isaac, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1854
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8951]