| Title |
William A.K. Martin, 1817-1867 [graphic] / |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1855 |
| Date |
ca. 1855 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/6 plate. |
| Description |
Hand painted pink on cheeks. Sitter was landscape, marine and historical painter who worked primarily in Philadelphia. |
| Notes |
Pad: Red velvet. Flower in center within scrolling border. |
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Mat: Oval. |
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Case: Leather. Design is called The Bird and the Grape Vine and is plate 89 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion
Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced ca. 1854. Geometric design on verso.
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Adhesive label on cover glass: W.A.K. Martin Artist. |
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Case spine is broken. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1850-1860. |
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Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860. |
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Photograph cases -- 1850-1860. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.2005.1.3] |
| Accession number |
P.2005.1.3 |
