John Cheney Platt (1860 - 1932)
SubjectPortrait of
Richard Goodman Platt
American, 1863 - 1926
PhotographerPhotographed by
Abraham Bogardus
American, 1822 - 1908
Dateabout 1872
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 3/4 × 2 3/16in. (9.5 × 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 9/16in. (10.6 × 6.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 9/16in. (10.6 × 6.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHalf length portrait of Richard "Dick" Goodman Platt (1863-1926) as a boy. He is looking off camera to the left. Dick is wearing a white collared shirt with a white tie under a dark colored jacket.
Object number1991.54.122
MarkingsPrinted in bronze ink on verso: "BOGARDUS. / B / Photographic and Portrait / GALLERIES, / Broadway / 1153 / near 27th St. / NEW YORK."InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Dick Platt"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "cousin"
Handwritten in pencil in a different hand on verso: "Richard Goodman Platt / (1863-1925)"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as c. 1872.
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