Portrait of a seated older woman resting her arm on a table. She wears a lace bonnet, a dress with a lace collar, a fringed shawl held together by a brooch and gloves. Eliza M. Young McAllister (1790-1853) married John McAllister (1786-1877) in 1811., Title from accompanying ms. note on paper., Pad: Red velvet embossed Root's Gallery 140 Chestnut St. Philada., Mat: Plain octagonal., Case: Leather. Floral and grape design. No design on verso. Attached to case is ms. note on paper: Mrs. E. Y. McAllister, 1851/62.
Copy photograph of sentimental painted portrait of the two sisters by Alexander Gottfried, a Philadelphia portrait painter, dated 1855., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. No design., Sitters were the great aunts of the donor, Mr. Pemberton H. Shober. Accession book entry reads: Daguerreotype of painting signed and dated 'Alexander Gottfried 1855.' See also portrait of Mrs. Wm. Geo. Spencer., Gift of Mr. Pemberton H. Shober, May 23, 1980.
Date
after 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8515]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. No design., Manuscript note in case reads "As you think about making this a little larger Mother & baby." Proably taken at the same time as P.8926.11., 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.
Date
1853
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.6]
Portrait of Bonnell wearing a plaid dress with a white lace collar. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back widely from her face. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded gold colored velvet., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather, in the shape of a book. No design. See Fig. 42 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Stamped at bottom of inside front cover H. A. Eichmeyer. Patent Feb. 27, 1855. Henry Adolph Eichmeyer, of Philadelphia, was a case manufacturer., Filed under Eichmeyer. The portrait was taken at the time of her April 8, 1856 marriage to Henry Howard Houston (See P.8896 for a daguerreotype of Houston.) See Research File., Gift of Charlotte Dallett, great granddaughter of Sallie Bonnell, 2003.
Date
1856
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2003.11.1]
Three year old Walter Wood, hair parted neatly on the side, is wearing checked pants and is looking straight ahead. His left arm is resting on a table on which there is a toy horse., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded and scratched purple velvet. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. A floral spray with one rose and several buds within a border of scrolls and swirls. Geometric design on back. Manuscript note inside case reads: Walter Wood, 1852., 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.
Date
1852
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.16]
Three year old Wood, hair parted neatly on the side, is looking straight ahead. His left arm is resting on a table, and he seems to be holding a hoop in his right hand., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded and scratched purple velvet. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. No design on front or back. Note inside case reads: Stuart Wood, about 1856., 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.
Date
1856
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.14]
Her hair parted severely on the middle. She is wearing a short black jacket with embroidered edges over a white blouse, and a checked shirt. Her left arm is resting on a table. Drapery is visible. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet with a geometric design of large and small scrolls., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Thermoplastic. Geometric design. A ten point star is surrounded by coiled scrolls within an oval. Same design on verso. This design is #3-74 in Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames by Paul K. Berg (Huntington Beach, Ca. : Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) It is designated as common. The design of the case is called Ten Point Star and is plate 200 American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Uncommon, circa 1856. The case maker was Samuel Peck and Co. Die-engraver was J. Smith.
Date
ca. 1854
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8647 ]
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]
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]
Copy photograph. Detail of full plate portrait of Caroline with her two sisters, Mary and Julianna (see P.8926.21) in reverse. Very pale hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. No design., 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.
Date
ca. 1854
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.21]
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]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Stained red silk. No design., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers, scroll border. Same design on verso., Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977.
Date
ca. 1854
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Conarroe Family Collection [8259.F.8]
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]
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]
Seated portrait of Gibson, hair parted in the middle, with her right arm resting on a table. She is wearing a white collar and cuffs., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Thermoplastic. Lacking cover. Geometric design. This design is #3-11 in Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames by Paul K. Berg (Huntington Beach, Ca. 92647: Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) It is designated as Scarce. Printed paper label on case verso under image: Patent applied for., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
Date
ca. 1853
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.8b]
Both women are seated at a table with their hands on an open large album. Wood is wearing a dark dress with a white collar and cuffs and a white lace cap. The other woman is resting her chin on her right hand., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded and torn red velvet. No design., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. No design on front or back., 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. Probably taken at the same time as P.8926.6.
Date
ca. 1853
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.11]
Pale hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Modified nonpareil., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. Circle in center with a spoke at each corner. The design of the case is very similar to The Tangent Circle, plate 195 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Designated as uncommon, ca. 1852.
Date
ca. 1853
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.27]
Bust length portrait. Wood wears a dark dress with a white collar and bodice. A brooch is pinned at the collar. Pale hand painted pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet. Design is obscured., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. No design., 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.
Date
ca. 1852
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.23]
Hand colored pink on cheeks and on flowers on table., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. It is shaped like a book and is similar to Fig, 41 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) The case manufacturer is identified as H. A. Eichmeyer of Philadelphia., Accompanying manuscript note reads: Julianna Wood, aged 5 years., 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.
Date
ca. 1852
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.15]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. No design., 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.
Date
ca. 1852
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.13]
Hand painted pink on cheeks. Sitter was landscape, marine and historical painter who worked primarily in Philadelphia., Pad: Red velvet. Flower in center within scrolling border., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Design is called The Bird and the Grape Vine and is plate 89 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced ca. 1854. Geometric design on verso., Adhesive label on cover glass: W.A.K. Martin Artist., Case spine is broken.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2005.1.3]
Hand colored pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet with central floral motif., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Central medalion surrounded by curving scrolls. Same design on verso.
Date
ca. 1852
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2005.1.4]
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]
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]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather with a very ornate geometric design. Lacking cover., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
Date
ca. 1856
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.4]
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]
Young Anna Lea Bakewell is sitting sideways on a chair, facing to her right. She wears a woolen cloak. Her hair is parted in the middle. Hand colored pink on cheeks, and hand coloring on her cloak., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Geometric design with fancy swirls., Mat: Curved oval., Case: Leather. A small spray of flowers is in an oval bordered by a curved oval. Scrolls all around. Same design on back., See Lea Family Research File., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.7]
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]
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]
Her right foot is on the chair, her left foot is on the floor. She is holding onto the arm of the chair with her right hand. Hand colored pink on dress., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Oval, Case: Leather. Lacking cover. A rose and leaves are within a 12 sided modified oval. Scroll work all around.
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9491.6]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. Rose in an oval in the center with scrolls all around., Mat: Onamented ornate elliptical., Case: Leather. In center, an urn overflowing with flowers and leaves within a modified nonpareil border. The design of the case is called The Romanesque Urn and is plate 141 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced in large quantity and a number of variants, ca. 1857., Gift of Mr. E. Perot Walker, May 23, 1980.
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8514.3]
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]
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]
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]
Portrait of a young, handsome Spencer wearing a vest and a fancy tie., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Thermoplastic. Lacking cover. Geometric design. This design is #3-119 in Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames by Paul K. Berg (Huntington Beach, Ca. 92647: Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) It is designated as scarce., Gift of Mrs. A Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.8a]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. Urn with flowers in center, scroll work all around., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Flowers and leaves are In a circle within a six pointed star. Same design on verso.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9025.36]
Hand colored photograph. The younger man in the center is looking straight ahead, the older man is looking to his left, and the elderly man on the right is looking right., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Gold velvet., Mat: Square., Case: Tan soft leather. No design.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9566]
Seated portrait. Her hair is cropped short. She wears a plaid dress. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Spray of flowers in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Small urn on a pedestal in the center surrounded by ornate scrolls and swirls., See Lea Family Research File., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.3]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design. Newspaper clipping containing biographical information on Hall is pasted on the pad., Mat: Oval., Case: Thermoplastic. Geometric design. This design is #3-14 in Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames by Paul K. Berg (Huntington Beach, Ca. 92647: Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) It is designated as rare., Hall was the first President of the Philadelphia Board of Education. See also Board Report for November 19, 1991.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9362]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded burgundy velvet., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. It is shaped like a book and is similar to Fig. 42 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) The case manufacturer is identified as H. A. Eichmeyer of Philadelphia.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.28]
Her right arm is resting on a table, and her right hand is under her chin. She is holding a small book or cased photograph in her left hand which is resting on her lap., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. A spray of flowers with one rose within a modified nonpareil border.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9491.5]
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]
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]
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]
Waist-length portait of a young man with a sparse beard wearing a jacket, vest, high-collared shirt, and necktie., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Green velvet with embossed floral design., Mat: Oval., Case: Painted leather. Central lyre motif with leafy border design on recto and verso. Paper label in case: R. Jennings, manufacturer of daguerreotype minature and jewel cases of every description, daguerretoype stock, and the patent book-case for daguerreotypes, always on hand. N.W. corner of Vine and Second streets, Philadelphia. Robert Jennings was a Philadelphia case maker in the early 1850s.
Date
ca. 1852
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2008.8]
Bust-length portrait of the Philadelphia Presbyterian minister, abolitionist, and founder of the Union League. Brainerd, attired in a white collared shirt, a white bowtie, and a black jacket, looks at the viewer., Title from manuscript note on mount of (1)5750.F.55a., Date based on photographic medium and attire of the sitter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Created postfreeze., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Date
[ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - sitter - B [(1)5750.F.55a&56c]
Portrait showing Anna Jaudon Lea, hair parted in the middle, wearing a white cap, seated, and holding her two children on her lap. One child is resting his head against her shoulder., Pad: Burgundy velvet. No design., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Within a scrolled border is a spray of flowers (lilies?) and leaves. On the back is a vertical design with six rounded corners in the center of which is a design of three small interlocking images., Anna Caroline Jaudon married Henry Charles Lea, May 27, 1850., Gift of Charles Lea Hudson, Ann L. Salmon, and Mathew C. Hudson.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2006.32.6]
Half-length, hand-tinted portrait of a young girl wearing an off the shoulder black dress cinched at the waist. Her short hair is parted in the middle with a soft curl on either side of her forehead., Pad:, Mat: Non pareil., Case: Leather with a geometric design. Fancy scrolled border, modified diamond shape in center with circles and scrolls., Gift of Charles Lea Hudson, Ann L. Salmon, and Mathew C. Hudson.
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2006.32.15]
