| Title |
[Bust-length length portrait of an unidentified man] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[United States] |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1850 |
| Date |
[ca. 1850] |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; plate 35 x 42 mm (sixteenth plate format) |
| Description |
Bust-length, portrait of an unidentified white man, posed slightly toward the left. Sitter has dark hair, long sideburns,
and facial hair on his jawline. He is attired in a top hat, a collared shirt, a patterned tie, and a jacket. His eyes look
left.
|
| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitter. |
|
Gift of Michael Gibson, 2017. |
|
Pad: Red velvet with a spray of flowers in the center. |
|
Mat: Nonpareil. |
|
Case: Leather. Shield with granular ornamentation in the center surrounded by a border of filigree. Same design on verso. |
| Subject |
Men -- United States. |
|
Men -- Clothing & dress -- United States. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1840-1850. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos – unid photo – unid sitter [P.2017.59] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.59 |
