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- Title
- [Three-quarter length portrait of a young boy]
- Description
- Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of a young, white boy. The boy, with rosy cheeks, is attired in a brimmed hat decorated with a ribbon, as well as a long-sleeved shirt with buttons down the front, and pants. He has a slight frown to his expression. He stands with his right hand at his waist with his thumb hooked into his pants and his left hand resting on an object in front of him., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and address of photographer and dates of operation., Pink tinting on cheeks., Pad: Red velvet embossed with photographer’s imprint “W & F Langenheim, 216 Chestnut St., Philadelphia” in the center and within an ornamental frame with decorative scrolls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Spray of various flowers surrounded by a border of vines and flowers. Wavy line design on verso., Contains weeping glass deterioration., Gift of Jane Hastings, 2011., The Langenheim firm operated from 216 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia in 1851.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1851]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – photographer – Langenheim [P.2011.56.1]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified couple.]
- Description
- She is holding an unopened book in her right hand. He is holding his eyeglasses in his left hand. Hand colored very pale pink on cheeks of both sitters., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Purple velvet. Large scrolled border. Embossed: S. G. Hewes., Mat: Elliptical., Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers within a nonpareil-like border. No design on verso., See 2000 LCP Annual Report, pp. 59-60., Reproduced in Sally Hewes, Female Daguerreotypist by Sarah J. Weatherwax in The Daguerreian Annual, 2002-2003, page 24., Reproduced in More Than "An Elegant Accomplishment": Sarah Garrett Hewes and Pennsylvania's Early Female Photographers by Sarah J. Weatherwax in Pennsylvania History, Autumn 2014, page 438. Reproduced in Samuel Broadbent, Daguerreian Artist in The Daguerreian Annual, 2001, page 142.
- Creator
- Hewes, Sally Garrett, d. 1853, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9833]
- Title
- [Unidentified family portrait including three women of various ages, a young girl and a baby.]
- Description
- Pale hand colored pink on cheeks. Possibly depicts four generations., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet embossed Van Loan's Gallery 118 Chestnut St. Philada., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers within an octagonal border. No design on back.
- Creator
- Van Loan, Samuel, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8640]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified man seated facing right, with his hands folded in his lap.]
- Description
- Waist-length portrait of a man seated in a chair. He wears a jacket, vest, high-collared shirt, and a wide necktie. He has long sideburns and curly hair combed over his head., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet with geometric border. Embossed: Patent Talbotype by W. & F. Langenheim Phila Exchange., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers and leaves within an octagonal border. No design on verso., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pg. 38.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9643.2]
- Title
- [Portrait of a rather portly, unidentified man with sideburns, resting his left arm on a table.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet with a large floral design in the center., Mat: Octagonal. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees & Germon, Phila., Case: Leather. Within an oval is a mixed bouquet of flowers and leaves. No design on verso.
- Creator
- McClees & Germon, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8419.F]
- Title
- [Portrait of a seated couple, possibly Meyer and Caroline Fleisher.]
- Description
- She is wearing a lace collar and cuffs and a long string of beads, and is holding a book in her lap. He has a big black mustache and is wearing checked trousers and a black jacket. He is holding an unidentified object in his hands., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with a rectangular floral design., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Case is shaped like a book with gilt edges. Papier-mache with inlaid mother of pearl with a rose and leaf design. Leather spine. Board on inside left cover is decorated with a gold design., Gift of Edwin Wolf, 2nd, March 14, 1989.
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9015]
- Title
- [Portrait of a rather stern, unidentified, older woman wearing a lace collar and cap.]
- Description
- Die-engraver's imprint stamped on lower left corner of case: C. Loekel Phila., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Urn in center, fancy scrolls all around., Mat: Double elliptical. Label on mat: Collins, 3d & Chesnut., Case: Leather. One rose, buds and leaves in a scalloped border. The design of the case is called Forget Me Not and is plate 174 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1969.) Rare. Highly prized by collectors. A token of remembrance. The die-engraver was Charles Loekle, Phila., ca. 1855. Geometric design of interlocking scrolls on verso.
- Creator
- Collins, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9584]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified, seated young woman, wearing a black dress with a white bodice.]
- Description
- Her left arm is resting on a table, her right arm is on her lap., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: M. P. Simons, Philada., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. No design.
- Creator
- Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.10]
- Title
- [Reverend Bird Wilson, 1777-1859.]
- Description
- Portrait of an elderly Wilson, looking slightly to his right, wearing glasses., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet, embossed Brady's Gallery 205 & 207 Broadway, New York. Fancy design surrounds broken scroll border., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. A small oval surrounded by leaves and flowers is within a modified nonpareil like border. Scroll work all around., Bird Wilson, D.D., LL.D, was a lawyer, a President Judge of the Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 7th Circuit 1806-1807, and chair of Systematic Divinity at the General Theological Seminary in New York, 1821-1850. See collection folder for additional biographical information. See Board Report for September 21, 1993.
- Creator
- Brady, Mathew B., 1823 (ca.)-1896, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9419]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified young woman wearing a plaid dress with a small white collar.]
- Description
- Her hair is parted in the middle with long side curls. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Bright red silk. No design., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. The design on the case is horizontal. Within an oval is a country scene with a house, sunburst, and dogs running. Photographer's imprint, M. P. Simons, Phila. stamped on verso.
- Creator
- Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9564]
- Title
- [John Fries Frazer, 1812-1872]
- Description
- Portrait of Frazer with mustache and short beard looking slightly to his left. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Engraving of Frazer [5657.F.29g] based on this Root daguerreotype., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers within a fancy border. Swirls all around. Geometric design on verso., See article by Sarah J. Weatherwax in Pennsylvania History, Vol. 64, Number 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 171-173 for information about Marcus Root, and John and Persifor Frazer., See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), fig. 52., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pgs. 37-38.
- Creator
- Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8475.1]
- Title
- [Unidentified young man with his left hand resting on a table.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet, embossed Bradley's Gallery 340 Market St., Philadelphia. Eagle with outstretched wings on top., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. A floral spray with one rose in the center within a nonpareil like border. No design on verso.
- Creator
- Bradley's Gallery, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.3]
- Title
- [Portrait of a wide eyed, handsome, unidentified young man.]
- Description
- Sitter is posed turned slightly to his left. His right arm is resting on a table, his left arm is on his lap. Hand colored pale pink on cheeks. Posed in front of a painted mountain landscape back drop., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep red velvet. Eagle with wings outstretched on top, scrolls all around., Mat: Double elliptical. Label on mat: Collins, Artist., Case: Leather. A rose in a floral spray within a nonpareil like border. Similar design on verso. Double clasp.
- Creator
- Collins, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8495]
- Title
- [Portrait of a serious looking, bearded young man.]
- Description
- Hand colored pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded rust colored velvet. Geometric design in center, fancy leaves and scrolls all around., Mat: Octagonal. Label on mat: Collins, 3d & Chesnut., Case: Leather. Geometric design with stylized leaves. Same design on verso. The design of the case is called Leaf Circle Motif and is plate 197 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1969.) Uncommon. A nicely done case in cardboard, circa 1859., See Board report 9/16/9
- Creator
- Collins, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9518.1]
- Title
- [Three-quarter length portrait of a rather stern looking, unidentified man, wearing a high white collar.]
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Fancy leaf and scroll designs in center and corners., Mat: Oval. Label on mat: Collins, 3d & Chesnut., Case: Deep blue velvet. Gold stamped design of leaves, grapes, apples and birds on front and back. Gold stamped on spine: The Token. Gilt edges on top, bottom and left side.
- Creator
- Collins, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8941]
- Title
- Daniel Webster
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with geometric design in center. Scrolled border., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers in a nonpareil like border. Same design on verso. The design of the case is called Lily and Rose and is plate 114 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1969.) Produced in moderate quantity, ca. 1850., Accompanied by manuscript note: Daniel Webster.
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9025.38]
- Title
- [Three quarter length portrait of two unidentified young men.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with geometric design in center and scroll work all around., Mat: Elliptical. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees & Germon Phila., Case: Leather. A spray of mixed flowers is within an ornamented octagonal border. All around the case are scrolls and leaves, etc. Same design on verso.
- Creator
- McClees & Germon, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.8]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified young woman wearing a dark, taffeta dress with a crossed collar.]
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Royal blue silk. Design obscured., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Geometric. An open tulip design at top, reversed on the bottom. Photographer's imprint "M. P. Simons, Phila." stamped on verso., Same sitter in P.8518.
- Creator
- Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8517]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified, elderly woman wearing a white lace bonnet.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with one large rose in the center., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees & Germon, Phila., Case: Leather. A delicate spray of mixed flowers is within a modified nonpareil border. Geometric design on verso.
- Creator
- McClees & Germon, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8440]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified young man holding a pen in his left hand.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed Van Loan & Co's Gallery 11 Chesnut St. Philada. Geometric border., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Spray of flowers and leaves in a pseudo octagonal border. No design on verso. Same case design on P.9561.14.
- Creator
- Van Loan & Co., photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9577.10]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified young man.]
- Description
- Pale pink hand colored on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed Van Loan & Ennis Gallery 11 Chesnut St. Philada. Geometric border., Mat: Curved octagonal., Case: Leather. Spray of roses in an octagonal border. The design of the case is called A Spray of Roses, variant and is plate 127 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. No design on verso. Same case design on P.9957.2
- Creator
- Van Loan & Ennis, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.15]
- Title
- [Portrait of two unidentified, young women seated wearing close fitting long sleeved dresses with crossed collars.]
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. No design., Mat: Double elliptical. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees & Germon Phila., Case: Leather, painted a dirty yellow color on front. Within an ornamented oval is a single flower surrounded by curlicues. No design on verso.
- Creator
- McClees & Germon, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8519]
- Title
- [Unidentified young woman, hands folded, wearing a square pin on her lace collar.]
- Description
- Hand colored pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded tan velvet, embossed Bradley's Gallery 340 Market St., Philadelphia. Eagle with outstretched wings on top., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Within a large oval, a geometric design with modified scrolls. Narrow gold border at edges of case. Same design on verso.
- Creator
- Bradley's Gallery, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.2]
- Title
- [Reverend Henry Reeves as a young man.]
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed Van Loan & Ennis Gallery 11 Chesnut St. Philada. Geometric border., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Spray of flowers and leaves in a pseudo octagonal border. No design on verso. Same case design on P.9577.10.
- Creator
- Van Loan & Ennis, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.14]
- Title
- [Seated portrait of an unidentified young man wearing striped trousers, with his right hand resting on a low table.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet. No design., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Horizontal design of a bouquet of mixed flowers in a vase on a short pedestal within an oval. No design on verso., Gift of Mr. E. Perot Walker, May 23, 1980.
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8514.8]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified young woman, long hair, parted in the middle, wearing a white collar with a black brooch.]
- Description
- Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red silk. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Geometric design with S scrolls.
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8680.1]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified woman sitting demurely with her left hand in her lap.]
- Description
- Her hair is parted in ther middle and is pulled back from her face. A white collar and cuffs adorn her dress. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet. No design., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: M. A. Root. Philada., Case: Leather. No design on front or back., See Board Report, November 18, 1996., LCP purchase.
- Creator
- Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9518.2]
- Title
- [Caroline Hahn Wood]
- Description
- Seated portrait of Wood, wife of physician George Bacon Wood, in a patterned dress, looking down at an open book on a table beside her., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. No design., Mat: Octagonal. Stamped on left bottom corner: Simons., Case: Leather. No design. Stamped on verso: M. P. Simons, Phila., 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.
- Creator
- Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.2]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified couple]
- Description
- Portrait of a seated young man and young woman. An open book rests on a cloth covered table between them., Title supplied by cataloger., The photographer could be either Thomas P. Collins or David C. Collins., Pad: Red velvet, embossed Collins's Sky Light Portraits 100 Chestnut St. Ab 3d Philada., Mat: Octagon., Case: Leather. Central circular sunburst medallion surrounded by scrollwork. No design on verso., Gift of David Long.
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9969.3]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified couple.]
- Description
- He is sitting with his hands clasped in his lap. She is wearing a white lace cap, and has her left hand crossed over her right arm., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Burgundy velvet. In center is an urn with leaves and flowers, below which are two birds and a scroll design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Within an octagonal border is a spray of two lilies. The design of the case is called Two Lilies and is plate 112 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced in very large quantity, ca. 1850. Case attributed to Myron Shew.
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9807]
- Title
- [John Bouvier,1787-1851]
- Description
- Portrait of white haired, scowling, Bouvier. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep red velvet with flower design in center and geometric border all around., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees & Germon, Phila., Case: Leather. Double clasp. Blank in the center, with a geometric design at each corner. Same arrangement on verso., John Bouvier was a noted jurist who practiced law in Philadelphia. He is best known for his Law Dictionary and The four voume Institutes of American Law. See P.9357.1 for another daguerreotype of John Bouvier
- Creator
- McClees & Germon, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9357.2]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified, young man wearing a white tie, with a black, leather strap across his chest.]
- Description
- Hand colored pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with diamond shaped geometric design., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Leather. Mixed flowers within a swirl border (12 sided.) Same design on verso.
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8234.F]
- Title
- [Portrait of a seated, unidentified young woman wearing a boldly patterned dress.]
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet with geometric design., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Mixed flowers within an ornate nonpareil like border. Spray of roses in an octagonal border. The design of the case is called Bouquet of Flowers and is plate 134 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced in quantity, ca. 1851. Design copied for one of the first transitional covers produced in plastic., Attributed to Simons. Same sitter as P.8517.
- Creator
- Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8518]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified woman]
- Description
- Bust-length, forward facing portrait of an African American woman. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, and looped behind the ears. She is attired in hoop earrings, a white collared chemisette, a dress with polka dots, and a dark-colored shawl. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from sitter's attire., Pad: Dark purple velvet. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Surrounded by scrolls, a spray of lillies is in the center. Geometric 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. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.4]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified woman]
- Description
- Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of an African American woman. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and looped behind the ears. She is attired in a striped, long-sleeved dress with a wide lace collar, a brooch, black laced fingerless gloves, and a ribbon around her neck attached to a pair of spectacles. She rests her left arm on a table covered with a patterned tablecloth on which a book sits. Her right hand rests at her side below her waist. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from sitter's attire., Pad: Faded golden colored velvet. Geometric design in center surrounded by swirls., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Geometric design: striated lines in the center within interlocking circles. Shell-like designs at the four corners. 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
- [Philadelphia]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.5]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified African American woman]
- Description
- Half-length, forward facing portrait of an African American woman seated on a chair. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, and tied behind her head. She is attired in a dark-colored, diagonally striped, long-sleeved dress with a lace collar, a brooch, and a long necklace. She rests her left arm on a table covered with a patterned tablecloth, and her right hand rests on her lap. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from sitter's attire., Pad: Cinnamon colored velvet with one large leaf., Mat: Octogonal., Case: Leather. Design is curved octagon within scroll and is Plate 219 in Floyd and Marion Rinhart's American miniature case art (Cranbury, NJ: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969). Case made by William Shew who was active in Boston in the 1840s. 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
- [Philadelphia]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.10]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified woman]
- Description
- Half-length, forward facing portrait of an African American woman. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle with ringlet curls on either side of her face, and tied behind her head. She is attired in a long-sleeved dress with a lace collar, a brooch, and a ring. She rests her right arm on a table covered with a patterned tablecloth, and she clutches a purse in her right hand. Her left hand rests on her lap. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred by sitter's attire., Pad: Faded red silk., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric design: A striated circle in the center within a striated oval. Nonpareil border. 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. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.6]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified African American woman]
- Description
- Three-quarter length, front facing portrait of a seated African American woman. Sitter has dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and looped behind her ears. She is attired in a dark-colored, silk dress with long, bell-shaped sleeves with trim details and ruching below the shoulder. She also wears a lace collar and cuffs. A pin adorns the front of her collar. She rests her left forearm on a book which sits atop a table covered in a patterned cloth in the right of the image. A ribbon adorns her left wrist and she wears a ring on her left forefinger. Her right hand rests in her lap. Her lips and upper cheeks are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from sitter's attire., Tinting on sitter's lips and upper cheeks., Pad: Deep purple velvet without a design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Case design showing small vase of flowers in the center surrounded by ornate decorations is called "Flower Vase Motif" and is Plate 146 in Floyd and Marion Rinhart's American miniature case art (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Geometric design on verso., Die-engraver's name on case design reads A[nthony] C. Paquet., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Library Company. Annual Report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
- Date
- [ca. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.15]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified African American woman]
- Description
- Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of an African American woman seated on a chair with an ornate, wooden back. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and looped behind her ears. She wears hoop earrings and a dark-colored, long-sleeve button-down, silk dress with a lace collar and cuffs. A broach adorns her collar. She also rests her right forearm and hand on a book which sits atop a table covered in a patterned cloth in the left of the image. She wears a ring on her right hand and her left hand, in a slight fist, rests in her lap. Her cheeks are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic format and attire of sitter., Tinting on cheeks., Pad: Dark red velvet with a scroll design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. A large floral spray with a lily and leaves, surrounded by an ornate scrolled border. Same design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Library Company. Annual Report, 1993, p. 17-24., Reproduced on cover and on page 45 of Julie Winch's The Elite of our people (University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000)
- Date
- [ca. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.12]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified African American woman]
- Description
- Half-length, forward facing portrait of a seated African American woman posed behind a prop window frame. Sitter rests her left elbow and right hand on the bottom edge of the frame. Her left hand rests on her shoulder, near the side of her face. She has dark, crimped hair, parted in the middle and that is pulled back into a braided crown at the back of her head. She is attired in a dark-colored, satiny dress with a plunging V-neck and that is adorned with a frilled ribbon and long sleeves with ruching below the shoulder. She also wears a white V-neck collar adorned with a broach, frilled white cuffs, hoop earrings, and a ring on her right hand. Her cheeks and lips are tinted pink. Image also includes a creeping grape vine in the right of the image. Sitter probably from or related to the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic format and attire of sitter., Sitter's cheeks tinted pink., Name of daguerreotypist inferred from studio prop (window and trailing vine) visible in image., Pad: Bright red velvet with a scroll design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. A large floral spray with a lily and leaves, surrounded by an ornate scrolled border. Geometric design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Library Company. Annual Report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
- Creator
- Broadbent, Samuel, 1810-1880, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cased photos [P.9427.13]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified woman]
- Description
- Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of a seated, African American woman. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, and looped behind her ears. She is attired in a dark-colored, long-sleeved, silk dress with a white lace collar, and black lace fingerless gloves. A broach adorns her collar. She rests her left forearm on a table covered in a patterned cloth. A book lies on the table. The sitter’s left hand rests on her lap. Her lips are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred by sitter's attire., Pink tinting on lips., Pad: Deep purple velvet without a design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Small vase of flowers in the center surrounded by ornate decorations. The"Flower Vase" design is reproduced as Plate 146 in Floyd and Marion Rinhart's American miniature case art (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Geometric design on verso., The die-engraver's name is below the design in reverse, and properly reads A[nthony] C. Paquet., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Reproduced on page 45 of Julie Winch's The Elite of our people (University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000), Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
- Date
- [ca. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.11]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified woman]
- Description
- Half-length, forward facing portrait of an African American woman seated on a chair. 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 a white chemisette with a collar and under sleeves, a brooch, and a ring. She rests her left arm on a table covered with a patterned tablecloth, and her right hand rests on her lap. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from sitter's attire., Pad: Faded red velvet with small floral spray in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Case design of a bouquet of flowers in an urn within a nonpareil border is called "The Romanesque Urn" and is Plate 141 in Floyd and Marion Rinhart's American miniature case art (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) 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. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.14]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified man]
- Description
- Bust-length, forward facing portrait of an African American man. Sitter is attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, and a black jacket. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitter., Pad: Red/brown velvet with geometric design in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Spray of flowers in a nonpareil like border. Scroll work all around. Plain verso. Design called "Lily and Rose" and is Plate 114 in Floyd and Marion Rinhart's American miniature case art (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.), Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Reproduced on cover and on page 42 of Julie Winch's The Elite of our people (University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000)., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
- Date
- [ca. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.2]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified woman]
- Description
- Half-length, forward facing portrait of a woman seated on a chair. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, and looped behind her ears. She is attired in a dark-colored, long-sleeved, silk dress with a high lace collar, a brooch, hoop earrings, a ring, and a long necklace. She rests her right arm on a table covered with a patterned tablecloth, and her left hand rests on her lap. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from sitter's attire., Pad: Red velvet embossed Van Loan & Co's Gallery 118 Chesnut St. Philada. Geometric border., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Spray of flowers in a nonpareil like border. Scroll work all around. A different floral spray within a modified double elliptical border is on the back. Design called "Lily and Rose" and is Plate 114 in Floyd and Marion Rinhart's American miniature case art (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.), Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993 p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Van Loan operated from 118 Chestnut Street circa 1849-circa 1851.
- Creator
- Van Loan & Co., photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.3]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified man]
- Description
- Bust-length, portrait of an African American man facing slightly right. Sitter is attired in a white collared shirt and a dark-colored necktie and jacket. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and sitter's attire., Pad: Red velvet with geometric design in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. A small floral spray is within a curlicued border within a modified oval. Scroll work all around. 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. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.1]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified bearded man with stickpin looking slightly to his right.]
- Description
- Hand colored pink on cheeks., Date etched in plate., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees & Germon Phila., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. Repetitive small geometric design.
- Creator
- McClees & Germon, photographer
- Date
- Apr. 29, 1850
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8536]
- Title
- [Portrait of an unidentified older man, who is blind, facing slightly right]
- Description
- Half-length portrait depicting an older man, balding, and with long white hair tucked behind his ears. His right eye is shut and his left eye is clouded over. He is seated and holds a walking stick in his right hand. He wears a medium-colored overcoat, button-down vest, white shirt, and black cravat., Pad: None., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Lacking front cover. Octagonal shape within concentric circular patterns surrounded by scrolls., Purchased partially with funds for the Visual Culture Program.
- Date
- [ca. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - unid. photo - unid. sitter - daguerreotypes [P.2019.7.1]
- Title
- [Half-length portrait of an unidentified, seated woman]
- Description
- Half-length, forward facing portrait of an unidentified white woman seated on a chair. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, and looped behind her ears. She is attired in a dark-colored, short-sleeved, silk dress with buttons down the bodice and a white lace collar, and black lace, fingerless gloves. A broach adorns her collar. She rests her right forearm on a table covered in a patterned cloth. The sitter’s left hand is slightly clenched and rests on her lap. Her lips and cheeks are tinted pink., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and dates of operation of the photographer., Pink tinting on lips and cheeks., Attributed to McClees & Germon., Pad: Red velvet. No design., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather., Contains weeping glass deterioration., Edges of daguerreotype plate are tarnished., Gift of Jane Hastings, 2011., James E. McLees (1821-1887) and Washington Lafayette Germon (1822-1877) operated as partners from 1846 to 1855 in Philadelphia.
- Creator
- McClees & Germon, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – photographer – McClees & Germon [P.2011.56.3]
- Title
- [Half-length portrait of an unidentified man]
- Description
- Half-length portrait of an unidentified white man, slightly facing right. Sitter has dark-colored hair, combed and parted to the left, and is attired in a white shirt with a turned-up collar, a broad, black bowtie, and a black jacket. His cheeks are tinted pink., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and dates of operation of the photographer., Pink tinting on cheeks., Gift of Michael Gibson, 2017., Mat: Oval. Stamped: McClees & Germon. Phila., James E. McLees (1821-1887) and Washington Lafayette Germon (1822-1877) operated as partners from 1846 to 1855 in Philadelphia.
- Creator
- McClees & Germon, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – photographer – McClees & Germon [P.2017.57]
- Title
- [Half-length portrait of an unidentified man]
- Description
- Half-length, forward facing portrait of an unidentified white man. Sitter wears a mustache and goatee and has dark-colored hair, combed and parted to the left. He is attired in a white shirt with a turned-up collar, a broad bowtie with polka dots, a patterned waistcoat, and a black jacket with a velvet collar and a pocket kerchief., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitter., Gift of Michael Gibson, 2017., Mat: Double elliptical.
- Date
- [ca. 1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – unid photo – unid sitter [P.2017.58]