| Creator |
Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888 photographer. |
| Title |
[John Fries Frazer, 1812-1872] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1850 |
| Date |
ca. 1850 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/2 plate. |
| Description |
Portrait of Frazer with mustache and short beard looking slightly to his left. Hand colored pink on cheeks. |
| Notes |
Engraving of Frazer [5657.F.29g] based on this Root daguerreotype. |
|
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
|
Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design. |
|
Mat: Double elliptical. |
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Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers within a fancy border. Swirls all around. Geometric design on verso. |
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See article by Sarah J. Weatherwax in Pennsylvania History, Vol. 64, Number 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 171-173 for information about
Marcus Root, and John and Persifor Frazer.
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See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860,
(Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), fig. 52.
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LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pgs. 37-38. |
| Subject |
Frazer, John Fries, 1812-1872 -- 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.8475.1] |
| Accession number |
P.8475.1 |
