David Allen Starr
SubjectPortrait of
David Allen Starr
American, 1842 - 1890
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass with gilt mat in wooden case with embossed red velvet pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (photo height x width): 2 1/8 × 1 5/8in. (5.4 × 4.1cm)
Other (height x width of closed case): 3 × 2 1/2in. (7.6 × 6.4cm)
Other (height x width of closed case): 3 × 2 1/2in. (7.6 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers
DescriptionDaguerreotype of David Allen Starr (1842-1890) as a young man. Case is brown with a scroll motif. Embossed red velvet pad has a scroll motif. A lock of brown hair is pinned to the velvet pad.
Object number2015.62.54
NotesDavid Allen Starr (1842-1890) is the son of David Holt Starr (1813-1843) and Harriet Newell Rogers (1821-1916). He married Julia Wightman Jerome (1846-1944) in 1867. They had two children: Ada Newell Starr (1876-1979) and Nellie Jerome Starr (1887-1972).Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Rev. Curtis Keeney
David Allen Starr
Harriet Newell Darrow
Jane Wells
