Creator |
Evans, C. (Charles), fl. 1848-1860 photographer. |
Title |
[Charles W. Gettz seated at table with one hand supporting his head.] [graphic] / Evans 380 Market St. Girard Row. Original
Sun Beam.
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Publisher |
Philadelphia |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1855 |
Date |
ca. 1855 |
Physical Description |
1 photograph: daguerreotype; 1/6 plate. |
Description |
Portrait of a seated young man resting one hand on his hand-painted pink cheek. His elbow is on a book placed on the nearby
table. His other hand rests in his lap. Philadelphia city directories list Charles Getz as a farmer or gardener.
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Notes |
Pad: Red velvet. Eagle with wings outstretched on top of sun. Embossed within two concentric circles forming the core of the
sun: Evans 380 Market St. Girard Row. Original Sun Beam.
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Mat: Elliptical. |
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Case: Leather. Spray of roses in an octagonal border. The design of the case is called A Spray of Roses, variant and is plate
127 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced
in quantity, ca. 1857. No design on verso.
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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.2005.1.1]] |
Accession number |
P.2005.1.1 |