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Description
Identification based upon provenance and comparison to portraits of Palmer in the Bancroft Portrait File. Identification of woman as his wife has not been confirmed. Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Mat: decorative rectangular (double elliptical). Preserver: decorative.;;;Type: half case. Motif: floral / geometric. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 12 x 9.6 cm.;;;On mat: Holmes, Booth & Hayden's patented Oct. 1855.;;; Content/DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of the couple, standing. C.T.H. Palmer (1827-1897) has a mustache and his hand is in his vest. The woman (Harriet Day Palmer?) is wearing a shawl and jewelry (brooch, chain and bracelet).
Type
image
Format
Daguerreotypes Group portraits
Extent
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; quarter plate, visible image 8.6 x 6.5 cm.
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