| Creator |
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.) photographer. |
| Title |
[Richard Davis Wood, 1799-1869.] [graphic] / M. P. Simons, Philada. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1847 |
| Date |
ca. 1847 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/4 plate. |
| Description |
Wood is posed facing to his right. He is wearing a high white collar and a big black tie. |
| Notes |
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
|
Pad: Faded red velvet. No design. |
|
Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint: M. P. Simons, Philada. |
|
Case: Leather. No design. |
|
See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860,
(Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research
folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
|
| Subject |
Wood, Richard D. (Richard Davis), 1799-1869 -- Portraits. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1840-1850. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.8928.1] |
| Accession number |
P.8928.1 |
