Details
Creator Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.) photographer.
Title [Portrait of seated unidentified couple.] [graphic] / M. P. Simons, Phila.
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1846
Date June 1, 1846
Physical Description 1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/2 plate.
Description She is wearing a striped dress and is sitting primly, hands folded across her lap. He is turned slightly to his left and is wearing eye glasses and a black waistcoat.
Notes Cased photographs retrospective conversion project.
Pad: Deep purple velvet with swirls.
Mat: Octagonal.
Case: Leather. No visible design. Photographer's imprint "M. A. Simons, Phila." on verso.
Photographer's imprint repeated on verso of plate: "Daguerreotyped June 1, 1846 by M.P. Simons, No. 120 Chestnut Street, Phila."
Genre Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850.
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850.
Photograph cases -- 1840-1850.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.8656]
Accession number P.8656