Deacon Hart of Burlington, Connecticut
Date1843
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass in wooden and paper mache case with brass hinges, clasp, and mat and silk pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/2 x 2in. (6.4 x 5.1cm)
Plate (Case height x width x depth): 3 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 9/16in. (9.8 x 7.9 x 1.4cm)
Plate (Case height x width x depth): 3 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 9/16in. (9.8 x 7.9 x 1.4cm)
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionHalf-length frontal studio portrait of an elderly man, Deacon Hart, wearing a coat, shirt, and necktie.
Daguerreotype is framed by a plain nonpareil brass mat and faced by a plain red silk pad.
Wood and paper mache case has the same pattern of a bouquet of flowers, including roses, surrounded by a nonpareil border.
Daguerreotype is framed by a plain nonpareil brass mat and faced by a plain red silk pad.
Wood and paper mache case has the same pattern of a bouquet of flowers, including roses, surrounded by a nonpareil border.
Object number2008.12.0
MarkingsOn paper label affixed to silk pad, in black ink, "Deacon Hart of Burlington Conn / taken 1843 over 85 yrs old"InscribedOn lower edge of case, in red acryllic paint, accession numberOn View
Not on view