Herbert Day
SubjectPortrait of
Herbert Day
American, 1823 - 1895
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1855
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass mat package in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Embossed red velvet pad on left side of open case.
DimensionsPlate (image plate height x width): 2 1/2 × 2in. (6.4 × 5.1cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 1/2in. (7.3 × 6 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 1/2in. (7.3 × 6 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionNinth plate daguerreotype portrait of Herbert Day by an unknown photographer. Day is probably in his early 30s in the image. He is wearing a jacket with the top button fastened over a vest and white shirt. He is wearing a cravat tied around his neck. His hair is worn slightly long and parted to one side. He sports a beard that does not connect with his sideburns, and does not have a mustache.
Object number1975.87.12
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on slip of paper in case: "Herbert Day"Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
