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[Stereograph of unidentified woman, full-length, facing front, seated beside chair draped with fur, with fur cuffs (?) on carpeted floor, and bonnet (?) on table with tablecloth] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Stereograph of unidentified woman, full-length, facing front, seated beside chair draped with fur, with fur cuffs (?) on carpeted floor, and bonnet (?) on table with tablecloth], [between 1853 and 1860] — historic photograph
[Stereograph of unidentified woman, full-length, facing front, seated beside chair draped with fur, with fur cuffs (?) on carpeted floor, and bonnet (?) on table with tablecloth], [between 1853 and 1860]. Historic photograph from the Daguerreotypes & Early Photography collection.

(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: [Stereograph of unidentified woman, full-length, facing front, seated beside chair draped with fur, with fur cuffs (?) on carpeted floor, and bonnet (?) on table with tablecloth], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Stereograph of unidentified woman, full-length, facing front, seated beside chair draped with fur, with fur cuffs (?) on carpeted floor, and bonnet (?) on table with tablecloth]

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A stereoscopic daguerreotype, made as a pair of nearly identical images to be viewed together through a stereoscope, this full-length portrait shows an unidentified woman seated beside a fur-draped chair, with what may be fur cuffs and a bonnet on a table covered in cloth. The gold-embossed case is stamped with the name Mayall, linking it to a photographer who worked in London and the United States during the 1850s. Heavy furs and carefully arranged props were typical of mid-century portraiture, which often showed off costume and possessions, and the record dates the plate to between 1853 and 1860.

Created / published[between 1853 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : quarter-plate stereoscopic daguerreotype.
GenreSale #68
NotesStereographic case embossed in gold: Mayall
SubjectsWomen--Clothing & dress--1850-1860. Fur garments--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,953 × 6,078 px · prints to 17 × 20 in at 300 dpi
Reference627_Stereograph_of_unidenti_1853

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