[Unidentified woman holding book, with books on table to her right] – Historic Photo Reproduction
![[Unidentified woman holding book, with books on table to her right], [between 1840 and 1860] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/51/512e25de015b-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: [Unidentified woman holding book, with books on table to her right], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A woman poses with a book in her hands, and more books rest on a table to her right, suggesting a reader proud of her learning or a household that valued it. The image is a sixth-plate daguerreotype, a small format of about 2 by 3 inches that was sold in protective cases during the 1840s and 1850s. Hand-coloring was added to the silvery plate, typically to tint the cheeks, lips and clothing, which made the portrait look more lifelike to its owner. Its geometric-patterned case is a typical feature of the period's cased portraits.
| Created / published | [between 1840 and 1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photograph : sixth-plate daguerreotype, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.Portraits 1840-1860. |
| Notes | Case: geometric design. Barboza number: 6019.056. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,753 × 4,677 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 492_Unidentified_woman_hold_1840 |
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