Details
Creator W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer.
Contributor Langenheim, Frederick, 1809-1879, photographer.
Langenheim, William, 1807-1874, photographer.
Title [Three-quarter length portrait of a young boy] [graphic] / W & F Langenheim, 216 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1851
Date [ca. 1851]
Physical Description 1 photograph : daguerreotype ; plate 108 x 140 mm (half plate format)
Description Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of a young, white boy. The boy, with rosy cheeks, is attired in a brimmed hat decorated with a ribbon, as well as a long-sleeved shirt with buttons down the front, and pants. He has a slight frown to his expression. He stands with his right hand at his waist with his thumb hooked into his pants and his left hand resting on an object in front of him.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and address of photographer and dates of operation.
Pink tinting on cheeks.
Pad: Red velvet embossed with photographer’s imprint “W & F Langenheim, 216 Chestnut St., Philadelphia” in the center and within an ornamental frame with decorative scrolls.
Mat: Oval.
Case: Leather. Spray of various flowers surrounded by a border of vines and flowers. Wavy line design on verso.
Contains weeping glass deterioration.
Gift of Jane Hastings, 2011.
Biographical / historical note The Langenheim firm operated from 216 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia in 1851.
Subject Boys -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Boys -- Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Daguerreotypes -- 1850-1860.
Photograph cases -- 1850-1860.
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos – photographer – Langenheim [P.2011.56.1]
Accession number P.2011.56.1