| Creator |
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.) photographer. |
| Contributor |
Simons, Montgomery P., 1816-1877, casemaker. |
| Title |
[Portrait of seated unidentified man.] [graphic] / M.P. Simons, Phila. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1845 |
| Date |
ca. 1845 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; full plate, visible octagonal image 16 x 13 cm., in case 23 x 20 cm. (8.75 x 7.75 in.) |
| Description |
Bust length portrait of middle-aged man facing left. He wears a high collared shirt, wide necktie, vest, and jacket. Hand
colored pale pink on cheeks.
|
| Notes |
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
|
Pad: Faded red velvet. Design obscured. |
|
Mat: Octagonal. |
|
Case: Leather. No visible design. Casemaker/photographer's imprint "M.P. Simons, Phila." on verso. |
|
Simons was listed as a case manufacturer in McElroy's Philadelphia directories from 1843 until 1847. By 1845 he was taking
his own daguerreotypes and became one of Philadelphia's leading daguerreotypists.
|
| Subject |
Men. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1840-1850. |
| Binder |
Simons, Montgomery P., 1816-1877, casemaker. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.9593] |
| Accession number |
P.9593 |
