Half-length, hand-tinted portrait depicting a man, with dark hair, cropped short on the top of his head, and longer and curled out near his ears. He misses his right eye and his right eye is slightly descended over the socket. He wears a dark-colored coat, V-neck, button-down vest, white shirt with high stiff collar, and black, horizontally-tied necktie with extended ends., Pad: None., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Lacking front cover. Filigree-like ornaments within octagonal shape surrounded by scrolls., Purchased partially with funds for the Visual Culture Program.
Date
[ca. 1850]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - unid. photo. - unid. sitter - daguerreotypes [P.2019.7.2]
Arthur W. Little is holding his son, Arthur H. (3 1/2 years old) on his lap. His wife, Martha is holding their son, William A. (2 years old) who is sitting on a table. Both boys are wearing the same patterned clothes. Arthur Little was a successful Philadelphia silk goods merchant. Martha may be pregnant., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Purple velvet embossed Root's Gallery 140 Chestnut St. Philada., Mat: Ornamented octagonal., Case: Leather. A small circle is within a larger circle. Both are enclosed within an ornamented diamond. Octagonal border. No design on verso. Accompanied by manuscript note: Taken about 1850. Mr. & Mrs. A.W. Little. & sons. Arthur H. 3 1/2 years. Wm. A. 2 [years]., LCP Annual Report for 1997, pgs. 47-48 for a description of this daguerreotype and information about Marcus A. Root, as well as conjecture of Martha Little's pregnancy.
Creator
Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9529]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded bugundy velvet. Urn in the center, large scrolls at corners., Mat: Modified nonpareil., Case: Leather. A young woman is in the center holding a large spray of flowers and leaves. Fancy scrolls are all around. Swirling lines on back. The design of the case is called Maiden with Cornucopia and is plate 163 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced in quantity, ca. 1851., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977., Reference: CRH/1978. Source to be identified.
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.6]
