Details
Creator Willard, Oliver H., -1875, photographer.
Title [Half-length portrait of an unidentified man] [graphic] / Willard, No. 1628 Market St.
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1860
Date [ca. 1860]
Physical Description 1 photograph : ambrotype ; plate 70 x 83 mm (sixth plate format)
Description Half-length, forward facing portrait of a white man. Sitter has dark hair, parted to the right, and pink tinting on his lips and cheeks. He is attired in a white shirt, a bowtie, a waistcoat, and a jacket. His slightly curled right hand rests on his leg. His left arm and hand rest on a side table in the right.
Notes Title supplied by the cataloger.
Date inferred from dates of operation of photographer at address in photographer’s imprint.
Pink tinting on lips and cheeks.
Gift of David Doret.
Pad: Brown velvet embossed with photographer’s imprint “Willard, No. 1628 Market St.” in the center.
Mat: Oval.
Case: Leather. Mother of pearl inlay in a geometric design in the center. Some pieces of inlay lacking. No design on verso.
Biographical / historical note Oliver H. Willard operated from No. 1628 Market Street, Philadelphia between 1858 and 1860.
Subject Men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Men -- Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Ambrotypes -- 1850-1860.
Photograph cases -- 1850-1860.
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Doret and Mitchell Collection – Photos [P.2021.34.2]
Accession number P.2021.34.2