| Title |
[George Thompson, 1794-1876] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1845 |
| Date |
ca. 1845 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/4 plate. |
| Notes |
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
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Pad: Red velvet with a small spray of flowers in the center and swirls all around. Note on pad reads George Thompson, brother
of my grandfather, James B. Thompson - John T. Morris.
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Mat: Ornamented oval. |
|
Case: Leather. A bouquet of mixed flowers in a modified octagonal border, with scroll work all around. Same design on verso. |
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See the article The Ties That Bind: Daguerreotypes and the Roberts and Thompson Families by Sarah Weatherwax in The Daguerreian
Annual 1999 (Pittsburgh, Pa.: The Daguerreian Society, 1999) pgs. 210-221 for information about the Roberts and Thompson Families.
See also the Board Report for January 20, 1998.
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| Subject |
Thompson, George, 1794-1876 -- Portraits. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850. |
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Photograph cases -- 1840-1850. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.9562.2] |
| Accession number |
P.9562.2 |
