John Henry Platt (1827 - 1886)
PhotographerPhotographed by
James Wallace Black
American, 1825 - 1896
Dateabout 1860
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph with colored pencil or ink on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 5/8 × 2 5/8in. (9.2 × 6.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (10.5 × 6.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (10.5 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionBust length portrait of John Henry Platt (1827-1886). He is looking off camera to the left. John is wearing a white collared shirt with a bow tie under a vest and a jacket that has wide lapels that are edged with a lighter color. His hair is parted in the middle and he has a handlebar moustache.
Blue has been added to the background and the subject's eyes, and pink has been added to the subject's face and lips.
Blue has been added to the background and the subject's eyes, and pink has been added to the subject's face and lips.
Object number1991.54.125
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on verso: "J. W. Black / 173 Washington St., / Boston."InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "John Platt (Sr.)"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "m. Mary Elizabth Cheney / 1858"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as c. 1860.
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Charles Cheney
John Cotton
