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Image Not Available for Stephen Decatur Bromley
Stephen Decatur Bromley
Image Not Available for Stephen Decatur Bromley

Stephen Decatur Bromley

Date1845-1855
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate behind brass window mat and glass plate in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Red silk pad in left side of open case.
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4in. (8.3 × 7cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 1/2in. (9.5 × 7.9 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Nellie G. Brown
DescriptionSixth plate daguerreotype of Stephen Decatur Bromley by an unknown photographer. He is wearing a white shirt, a striped vest with a shawl collar, and a gingham necktie. His hair is worn slightly long and is parted on the side.
Object number1960.36.4
InscribedHandwritten on slip of paper in case: "Stephen / Decatur / Bromley / G'father"

Handwritten on slip of paper in case: "Scovills on dag. plate"
On View
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