Details
Creator Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888, photographer.
Contributor Sterling, Hannah Williams, 1814-1900, former owner.
Title [Bust-length portrait of an unidentified man] [graphic] / Root, 140 Chestnut St. Philada.
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1845
Date [ca. 1845]
Physical Description 1 photograph : daguerreotype ; plate 108 x 140 mm (half plate format)
Description Bust-length, forward facing portrait of a white man. Sitter has dark hair, parted to the left with long sideburns. He is attired in a white shirt with a high collar, a broad bowtie, and a jacket.
Notes Title supplied by the cataloger.
Date inferred from manuscript note enclosed in case: The property of Hannah W. Sterling, 1515 Arch St., Phila taken in 1845.
Gift of David Doret.
Pad: Red velvet embossed with photographer’s imprint “Root, 140 Chestnut St. Philada.” in the bottom edge of an ornamental frame composed of decorative scrolls. In the center, above photographer’s imprint, is a bouquet of flowers in a vase.
Mat: Oval.
Case: Leather. Bouquet of mixed flowers surrounded by an embossed border. Geometric design of interlocking circles with flower details in each corner and within a border of decorative scrolls on the verso.
Biographical / historical note Marcus A. Root operated from 140 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia between 1845 and 1846.
Subject Men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Men -- Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850.
Photograph cases -- 1840-1850.
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850.
Provenance Sterling, Hannah Williams, 1814-1900, former owner.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Doret and Mitchell Collection – Photos [P.2021.34.1]
Accession number P.2021.34.1