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[Portrait of young man] [graphic]
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Title
[Portrait of young man] [graphic]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1852
Date
ca. 1852
Physical Description
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; sixth plate.
Description
Waist-length portait of a young man with a sparse beard wearing a jacket, vest, high-collared shirt, and necktie.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Pad: Green velvet with embossed floral design.
Mat: Oval.
Case: Painted leather. Central lyre motif with leafy border design on recto and verso. Paper label in case: R. Jennings, manufacturer of daguerreotype minature and jewel cases of every description, daguerretoype stock, and the patent book-case for daguerreotypes, always on hand. N.W. corner of Vine and Second streets, Philadelphia. Robert Jennings was a Philadelphia case maker in the early 1850s.
Genre
Daguerreotypes -- 1850-1860.
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860.
Photograph cases -- 1850-1860.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.2008.8]
Accession number
P.2008.8
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