Portrait of a mature Conarroe looking slightly to his left. He has frown marks on his forehead., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Photographer's embossed imprint in the center is torn and illegible. Geometric border all around., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint embossed on pad: Richards 179 Chestnut St. Philada., Case: Leather. Large spray of flowers within an octagonal border. No design on verso., Conarroe was a Philadelphia portrait and genre painter. See Conarroe Family research file., Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977.
Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8259.F.1]
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]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented elliptical. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Dinmore, Phil., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. Small geometric design in center surrounded by scrolls. Fancy scrolls at each corner.
Creator
Dinmore, Walter, photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9957.1]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented oval. Photographer's imprint: Germon. 702 Chest. St. Phila., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. Floral spray within an oval. Lines radiating out to a double elliptical border.
Creator
Germon, W. L. (Washington Lafayette), 1822-1877, photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9563]
Waist-length portrait of a seated young woman facing forward. She wears a bonnet on her head and her dress is adorned with a large lace collar and cuffs. Her right arm rests on a table., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Pad: Red velvet embossed "Willard Market St. Ab 16th Philada." Geometric border., Mat: Fancy nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric design with a small oval surrounded by fanciful leaves within four scrolls. Same design on verso.
Creator
Willard, Oliver H., d. 1876, photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9636.2]
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]
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]
Hand colored dark pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Rust colored velvet embossed D. F. Bower's 317 Nth Second St. Philadelphia. Scroll border., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather. In center a striated eight pointed star. Fancy scroll work all around. Same design on verso.
Creator
Bowers, D. F., photographer
Date
ca. 1859
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.1]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Germon. 702 Chest. St. Phila., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. Small urn on a pedestal in the center surrounded by ornate scrolls and swirls.
Creator
Germon, W. L. (Washington Lafayette), 1822-1877, photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8504.1]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded orange velvet embossed Willard No.1628 Market St. Geometric scrolled border., Mat: Ornamented double elliptical., Case: Leather. A geometric design with a small sunburst within four scrolls. Same design on verso.
Creator
Willard, Oliver H., d. 1876, photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.16]
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]
White collar and cuffs on her dress. Her right hand is resting on a table, and a book is in her left hand., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed Willard Market St. 1630 Philada. Geometric scrolled border., Mat: Fancy nonpareil., Case: Leather. A short urn with stylized leaves within a fancy scrolled border. Same design on verso.
Creator
Willard, Oliver H., d. 1876, photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9844.52]
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]
Conarroe is sitting sideways facing right. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back, with curls hanging down on the sides. She is wearing lace gloves and her left arm is resting on a table with a patterned tablecloth. A book and a beaded purse (?) rest on the table beside her., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Purple silk., Mat: Ornamented octagonal., Case: Leather. Spray of roses in a square border. The design of the case is called The Delicate Roses, variant and is plate 124 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Generally produced in large quantity, circa 1845. Same design on verso., See Conarroe Family research file., Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977.
Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8259.F.5]
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]
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]
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]
Depicts Wood as a young man. He is looking slightly to his right. His hair is parted neatly on the side, and he has a short beard under his chin. Pale hand painted pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet. No design., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: S. Broadbent., Case: Leather. A tall spray of mixed flowers and leaves, with a fancy scolled border. Same design on verso., Probably taken at the same time as P.8926.24., 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
Broadbent, Samuel, 1810-1880, photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.25]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red-orange silk. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. A lovely, delicate spray of mixed flowers is in a fancy multi-curved border. Same design on verso., Etched on the bottom of the plate is the signature of the daguerreotypist: Marvin - Artist, 116 Chesnut St. Phila. See Board report of November 9, 1999., Inscribed below the plate: M.A.G.F. Curtis 1864; 1864.
Creator
Marvin, P. B., photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9740]
Depicts Wood as a young man, hair parted neatly on the side with a short beard. Pale hand painted pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. Geometric design with scrolls and leaves., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: S. Broadbent., Case: Thermoplastic. Geometric design with scrolls and leaves. This design is #3-32 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. Same design on verso., Probably taken at the same time as P.8926.25., 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
Broadbent, Samuel, 1810-1880, photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.24]
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]
His left arm is resting on his lap. Painted back drop of trees and landscape are behind him., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded gold velvet. Eagle with wings outstretched on top of sun. Embossed within two concentric circles forming the core of the sun: Evans, 380 Market Street, Girard Row. Original Sun Beam., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Leather with a geometric design. An oval is in the center of a curved corner rectangle. Same design on verso., See Research file., Gift of David Long, 2002.
Creator
Evans, C. (Charles), fl. 1848-1860, photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2002.51.1]
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 pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet embossed "Van Loan's Rooms 126 Arch St., Philada." Geometric border with swirls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Eagle with outstretched wings, sitting on a branch within a nonpareil-like border. Swirls all around. Geometric design on verso.
Creator
Van Loan, Samuel, photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9792]
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]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet with geometric border. Embossed: Keenan 248 South Second St. Philada., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Spray of three tulips within a nonpareil-like border. Geometric design on verso.
Creator
Keenan, John A., photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.7]
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]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red silk. No design., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather with border of scrolls. Photographer's imprint stamped in gold on verso: Swift & Mahan, 312 Market St., Philadelphia.
Creator
Swift & Mahan, photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9678.2]
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]
Portrait of a serious looking Maria is looking straight ahead. She is wearing a high necked dress with a brooch., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Pale apricot colored velvet with a leaf design within a star border., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Small urn of flowers within an inverted octagonal border. Photographer's imprint stamped in gold on verso: Swift & Mahan, 312 Market St. Phila., See Conarroe Family research file., Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977.
Creator
Swift & Mahan, photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8259.F.10]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet with fancy border. Embossed in center Reimer's Gallery 397 N. 2nd St., ab Green Philadelphia., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather: Geometric design within a quatrefoil. Scroll work all around. Same design on verso.
Creator
Reimer, Benjamin, 1826-1899, photographer
Date
ca. 1854
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8896.2]
He is holding an unidentifiable object in his left hand. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Raised red velvet with tulip design., Mat: Double elliptical. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: R. N. Keely, 332 N. 2d St., Philada., Case: Leather. Case is shaped like a book with the word Souvenir gold stamped on the spine. Elaborate design of mixed flowers and leaves is gold stamped on the front and back. Edges are painted in gold., See Board report November 18, 1996., LCP purchase.
Creator
Keely, Robert N., photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9518.3]
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]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet with green geometric design in center., Mat: Ornamented oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees, Phila., Case: Thermoplastic. Design of beehive and farm implements. This design is similar to #I-90 and #I-91, Beehive, Farm Motif, in Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames by Paul K. Berg (Huntington Beach, Ca. 92647: Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) Same design on verso. Manuscript note on recto identifies the sitter: John Gummere.
Creator
M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.), photographer
Date
ca. 1854
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9208.8]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. Embossed: Tyson's Gallery 272 N. Second St. above Willow Philadelphia, Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers within a nonpareil-like border. Geometric design on verso.
Creator
Tyson, Thomas H., photographer
Date
ca.1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9831.2]
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]
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]
Portrait of deceased elderly man with closed eyes wearing a high-collared shirt and jacket and resting his head on a pillow., Title supplied by cataloger., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet with geometric border. Embossed: Keenan 248 South Second St. Philada., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Single rose within nonpareil border surrounded by floral scroll work. Same design on verso.
Creator
Keenan, John A., photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2011.13]
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]
