McMichael is sitting on a high backed chair with patterned upholstery. The fingers of both hands are touching each other. He appears to be in his early 40's and is looking slightly to his left., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Uncased., Manscript note on verso: Hon. Morton McMichael - Daguerreotype portrait taken about 1848., Morton was a Philadelphia editor and newspaper publisher. For additional biographical information about McMichael see LCP 1996 Annual Report, pp. 43-44, and research file.
Date
ca. 1848
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9506]