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