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[Half-length portrait of an unidentified man] [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A66862
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Details
Creator
McClees & Germon, photographer.
Title
[Half-length portrait of an unidentified man] [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1850
Date
[ca. 1850]
Physical Description
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; plate 83 x 108 mm (quarter plate format)
Description
Half-length portrait of an unidentified white man, slightly facing right. Sitter has dark-colored hair, combed and parted to the left, and is attired in a white shirt with a turned-up collar, a broad, black bowtie, and a black jacket. His cheeks are tinted pink.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and dates of operation of the photographer.
Pink tinting on cheeks.
Gift of Michael Gibson, 2017.
Mat: Oval. Stamped: McClees & Germon. Phila.
Biographical / historical note
James E. McLees (1821-1887) and Washington Lafayette Germon (1822-1877) operated as partners from 1846 to 1855 in Philadelphia.
Subject
Men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Men -- Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850.
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos – photographer – McClees & Germon [P.2017.57]
Accession number
P.2017.57
In Collections
Cased Photograph Collection
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