George Smith
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silvered copper plate under glass in leather case with gilt mat
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 1/4 x 2in. (5.7 x 5.1cm)
Plate (height x width): 3 x 2 1/2in. (7.6 x 6.4cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 1/4in. (9.5 x 7.9 x 0.6cm)
Plate (height x width): 3 x 2 1/2in. (7.6 x 6.4cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 1/4in. (9.5 x 7.9 x 0.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Gene and Stewart Gilchrist
DescriptionHalf-length studio portrait of a man wearing a coat, shirt, vest, and necktie.
Object number2011.496.1
InscribedOn lower edge of case, in red paint, accession numberNotesSubject Note: According to the 1860 Federal Census, George Smith was born about 1808. In 1860, he was living with his wife Mariette in South Britain and was a merchant. According to a letter from the donor, her husband's grandmother, Flora Mariette Smith, wrote on the back "Everyone loved Grandfather and Grandmother Smith lived with after they married." (Finlay 2/3/2012)On View
Not on view
