[John Fries Frazer, 1812-1872] [graphic]. Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888 photographer. Frazer, John Fries, 1812-1872 -- Portraits. Portrait of Frazer with mustache and short beard looking slightly to his left. Hand colored pink on cheeks. Engraving of Frazer [5657.F.29g] based on this Root daguerreotype. Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design. Mat: Double elliptical. Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers within a fancy border. Swirls all around. Geometric design on verso. See article by Sarah J. Weatherwax in Pennsylvania History, Vol. 64, Number 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 171-173 for information about Marcus Root, and John and Persifor Frazer. See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), fig. 52. LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pgs. 37-38. Philadelphia PA. Philadelphia. 1850 ca. 1850 Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850. Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850. Photograph cases -- 1840-1850. 1 photograph : daguerreotype ; 1/2 plate. digitool:83276 Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. Cased photos [P.8475.1] P.8475.1