Portrait of an Unknown Man in a Velvet-covered Case
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateafter 1850
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass with a brass mat in blue velvet covered case with a white silk pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/4 x 1 7/8in. (5.7 x 4.8cm)
Plate (height x width): 2 1/2 x 2 3/8in. (6.4 x 6cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 7/8in. (7.3 x 6 x 2.2cm)
Plate (height x width): 2 1/2 x 2 3/8in. (6.4 x 6cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 7/8in. (7.3 x 6 x 2.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust length portrat of a young man wearing a coat, shirt, and necktie.
Object number2011.63.191
InscribedInside front cover, on lower edge of silk pad, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: This daguerreotype is part of a collection of portraits of the Allen, Collins, and Hamersley families. The young man in the daguerreotype is probably a member of one of those families. (Finlay 4/4/2012)Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
