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[Portrait of an unidentified older man, who is blind, facing slightly right] [graphic].
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Title
[Portrait of an unidentified older man, who is blind, facing slightly right] [graphic].
Publisher
[United States]
Publisher
UNITED STATES. 1850
Date
[ca. 1850]
Physical Description
1 photograph : daguerreotype in leather case missing front cover ; plate 90 x 70 mm (sixth plate format)
Description
Half-length portrait depicting an older man, balding, and with long white hair tucked behind his ears. His right eye is shut and his left eye is clouded over. He is seated and holds a walking stick in his right hand. He wears a medium-colored overcoat, button-down vest, white shirt, and black cravat.
Notes
Pad: None.
Mat: Nonpareil.
Case: Leather. Lacking front cover. Octagonal shape within concentric circular patterns surrounded by scrolls.
Purchased partially with funds for the Visual Culture Program.
Subject
Blind persons.
People with disabilities.
Men -- Clothing & dress.
Older people.
Genre
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850.
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850.
Photograph cases -- 1840-1850.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos - unid. photo - unid. sitter - daguerreotypes [P.2019.7.1]
Accession number
P.2019.7.1
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