Creator |
Cornelius, Robert, 1809-1893, daguerreotypist. |
Title |
[Robert B. Davidson, 1808-1876.] [graphic] / Daguerreotype miniatures, by R. Cornelius, Eighth Street, above Chesnut. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1840 |
Date |
May 1840 |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 70 x 83 mm (sixth plate format) |
Description |
Bust-length portrait of the Philadelphia broker and recording secretary of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society. Davidson,
attired in a white collared shirt, a black cravat, a waistcoat, and a dark colored jacket, faces slightly right. The Pennsylvania
Colonization Society promoted Black American emigration to resolve the problem of race inequality and to dissolve the institution
of slavery.
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Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Photographer's imprint printed on paper label on verso of plate. |
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Mounted in square ornamented brass frame with yellow painted borders. |
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Manuscript note in pencil on verso: "7-6-37 #25" and "Robt. B. Davidson, 1838." |
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Purchase 1988. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
Biographical / historical note |
Cornelius operated the first commercial daguerreotype portrait studio in the United States. |
Subject |
Davidson, Robert B., 1808-1876 -- Portraits. |
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Pennsylvania Colonization Society. |
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Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Brokers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850. |
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Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos - photographer - Cornelius [P.9251] |
Accession number |
P.9251 |