| Creator |
Broadbent, Samuel, 1810-1880, photographer. |
| Title |
[Richard Wood, 1833-1910] [graphic] / S. Broadbent. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1855 |
| Date |
ca. 1855 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : ambrotype ; 1/4 plate. |
| Description |
Depicts Wood as a young man. He is looking slightly to his right. His hair is parted neatly on the side, and he has a short
beard under his chin. Pale hand painted pink on cheeks.
|
| Notes |
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
|
Pad: Dark purple velvet. No design. |
|
Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: S. Broadbent. |
|
Case: Leather. A tall spray of mixed flowers and leaves, with a fancy scolled border. Same design on verso. |
|
Probably taken at the same time as P.8926.24. |
|
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, 1833-1910 -- Portraits. |
| Genre |
Ambrotypes -- 1850-1860. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1850-1860. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.8926.25] |
| Accession number |
P.8926.25 |
