| Creator |
Mifflin, J. Houston (John Houston), 1807-1888, photographer. |
| Title |
[Henry Howard Houston, 1820-1895] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Augusta, Ga |
| Publisher |
GA. Augusta. 1840 |
| Date |
1841 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/6 plate. |
| Description |
Portrait of Houston as a young man. He has a full head of hair, and is wearing a wide black tie. Houston was a prominent Philadelphia
businessman with interests in railroads, shipping and oil. His real estate dealings led to the development of the Chestnut
Hill neighborhood in Philadelphia.
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| Notes |
Previously attributed to Robert Cornelius. See Rachel K. Wetzel, "The Robert Cornelius Project: Formulating Attributions Through
a Collaborative Research Process," Daguerreian Annual 2019, fig. 21.
|
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Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
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Pad: Brown felt. Manuscript note under pad: Augusta, Georgia February 1840. Henry Howard Houston. |
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Mat: Ornamented oval. |
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Case: Leather Cornelius case. Overall pattern of tiny flowers. Same design on verso. |
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Reproduced in Robert Cornelius: Portraits from the Dawn of Photography by William F. Stapp (Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian
Institution, 1983), plate 14. See also Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures,
and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), fig. 53.
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|
Gift of Mrs. James Dallett, 1981. |
| Subject |
Houston, Henry Howard, 1820-1895 -- Portraits. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1830-1840. |
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Portrait photographs -- 1830-1840. |
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Photograph cases -- 1830-1840. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.8896.1] |
| Accession number |
P.8896.1 |
