| Creator |
Root, Samuel, 1819-1889. photographer. |
| Title |
[Portrait of an unidentified man.] [graphic] / S. Root, 363 Broadway |
| Publisher |
New York |
| Publisher |
NY. New York. 1855 |
| Date |
1855 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; quarter plate. |
| Description |
Waist length portrait of a bearded man wearing a jacket, vest, high collared shirt and large necktie. A watch chain stretches
across his stomach.
|
| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Pad: red velvet. Floral design in center with floral scroll border. |
|
Mat: Oval. |
|
Case: Leather. Floral design with scroll work borders. Identical design on verso. |
|
Gift of Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1850-1860. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1850-1860. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.2010.38.19] |
| Accession number |
P.2010.38.19 |
