Description: |
A daguerreotype housed in a small, ornately carved wooden case that was stained black. The outside has small gold decoration around its border and a rusted set of hinges made from brass hold it together. The inside of the case has a brass plated frame with gold leaf designs on the borders. he portrait is of an unknown woman of the Civil War era. She is in a black dress with a white collar and is pictured seated. There is a broach at her neck and a metal buckle on her waist. |
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Origin: | 2010-09-17 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/vchs/id/4815 |
Collection: |
Vigo County Historical Society |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
Subjects: |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Daguerreotypes Clothing & dress Wars & Conflicts Civil War -- Artifact |
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