William Barnes Platt (1869 - 1892)
SubjectPortrait of
William Barnes Platt
American, 1869 - 1892
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.
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait of William Barnes Platt (1869-1892) as a young boy. He is looking off camera to the left. William is wearing a white collared shirt under a vest that is buttoned up to the top and a jacket that has no buttons. He is also wearing a striped tie that is tied in a bow. His hair is parted sharply to one side and slicked down.
Object number1991.54.124
MarkingsPrinted in bronze ink on verso: "BOGARDUS. / B / Photographic and Portrait / GALLERIES, / Broadway / 1153 / near 27th St. / NEW YORK."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Platt"Handwritten in pencil in a different hand on verso: "WILLIAM BARNES PLATT / ?"
Handwritten in pencil in a third hand on verso: "(1868 - 1892)"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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