| Creator |
Germon, W. L. (Washington Lafayette), 1822-1877, photographer. |
| Title |
Abraham Henry Jones, born Feb. 14, 1823, died Oct. 6, 1884 [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1852 |
| Date |
[ca. 1856] |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/6 plate. |
| Description |
Portrait of Jones, a Salem County, N.J. famer, as a young man. He is wearing a wide black tie and a white collar. Hand colored
pink on cheeks.
|
| Notes |
Date inferred from photographer's years of operation at address in imprint stamped on mat. |
|
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
|
Pad: Dark purple velvet. No design. |
|
Mat: Ornamented oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: W.L. Germon 168 Chest St Phila. |
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Case: Leather. Small vase of flowers in the center surrounded by ornate decorations. The design of the case is called Flower
Vase Motif and is plate 146 in American Miniature Cast Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersy: A.S. Barnes and
Co., Inc., 1969) Very rare, ca. 1852. The die-engraver's name is below the design in reverse, and reads A[nthony] C. Paquet.
Geometric design on verso.
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Accompanied by paper label identifying sitter. See Jones Research File (Collection) and Board Report, September 16, 1997. |
|
LCP purchase. |
| Subject |
Jones, Abraham Henry, 1823-1884 -- Portraits. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1850-1860. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860. |
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Photograph cases -- 1850-1860. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos - Germon [P.9530] |
| Accession number |
P.9530 |
