Ninth-plate ambrotype. Hand-tinted "rouge" on cheeks. Protected in wood-framed dark brown leather case with lightly-embossed oriental arabesque motif, created circa 1850-1855. Original package parts, created circa 1854-1855: clear protective glass plate, decorative "nonpareil" brass mat with matte finish and a string of tiny stamped dots following contours of the interior frame, narrow decorative embossed brass preserver with inward points at corners and sides, pale red-orange velvet cover pad embossed with intricate scrolling designs.
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<ul><li>Subjects (LCSH): Young women--United States--Portraits</li></ul>
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circa between 1854 and 1855 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1854-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1854-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1855-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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