Unknown Man with Spectacles
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass with brass mat in paper-covered wooden case with purple velvet pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 3/4 x 3 1/2in. (12.1 x 8.9cm)
Plate (height x width): 5 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (14 x 10.8cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 5 7/8 x 4 11/16 x 9/16in. (14.9 x 11.9 x 1.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
Object number2011.63.185
DescriptionPortrait of a man wearing eyeglasses and a high collared shirt with a jacket and necktie. He has a sparse beard. The gilt mat is rectangular with rounded edges at upper left and right; it is plain and undecorated. The deep wine red silk pad is plain. The case has a central design of a woman holding a cornucopia of flowers surrounded by scrollwork within a cartouche within a rectangular rule.
NotesSubject Note: The daguerreotype is part of a collection of the Allen, Collins, and Hamersley families and the sitter is probably a member of one of those families. He does not obviously resember any of the known members. (Finlay 4/3/21012)Status
Not on view
