Details
Creator M. A. & S. Root photographers.
Title [Portrait of an unidentified man.] [graphic] / M. A. & S. Root, 363 Broadway
Publisher New York
Publisher NY. New York. 1852
Date 1852
Physical Description 1 photograph : daguerreotype ; quarter plate.
Description Waist-lenght portrait of a man wearing a jacket, vest, high-collared shirt, and large necktie.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Hand colored pink on cheeks.
Pad: Red velvet. Floral design in center with floral scroll border.
Mat: Oval.
Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers and grapes within nonpareil border. Identical design on verso.
Gift of Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer.
Biographical / historical note Marcus A. Root and his brother Samuel Root operated a New York City daguerreotype studio, 1851-1853.
Genre Daguerreotypes -- 1850-1860.
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860.
Photograph cases -- 1850-1860.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.2010.38.17]
Accession number P.2010.38.17