| Creator |
Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888 photographer. |
| Title |
Gilbert C. Pryor about 1856. [graphic] / Root, 140 Chestnut St., Philada. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1856 |
| Date |
ca. 1856 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/2 plate, visible oval image 13 x 9 cm. (5 x 3.75 in.), in case 16 x 13 cm. (5 x 6 in.) |
| Description |
Waist-length portrait of Philadelphia merchant, Gilbert Pryor, facing slightly to the right. He wears a jacket, high-collared
shirt, and wide necktie. At the time of this portrait, Pryor worked on North Front Street. He had lived in Philadelphia for
over twenty years pursuing work as varied as tailor, clerk, and accountant. Pryor does not appear in Philadelphia city directories
after 1855.
|
| Notes |
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
|
Pad: Faded red velvet; Urn of leaves in center. scroll work all around. Embossed: Root, 140 Chestnut St., Philada. |
|
Mat: Oval. |
|
Case: Leather. Spray of flowers with one rose in center within a double elliptical border. Geometric design on verso. Accompanied
by manuscript note: Gilbert C. Pryor about 1856.
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| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1850-1860. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1850-1860. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.9643.1] |
| Accession number |
P.9643.1 |
