James and Almyra Ford Augur
MakerCase probably made by
Samuel Peck
American, active 1844 - 1857
PhotographerPossibly photographed by
Samuel Peck
American, active 1844 - 1857
Date1853-1860
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-plated copper plate in brass mat package in thermoplastic case; purple velvet pad in the left side of the 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 3/8 × 7/8in. (9.5 × 8.6 × 2.2cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 7/8in. (9.5 × 8.6 × 2.2cm)
Classifications(not assigned)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionSixth plate daguerreotype portrait of James and Almyra Ford Augur taken in a studio, with the painted backdrop behind them showing a generic landscape. The case, made of thermoplastic, was probably made by S.[amuel] Peck & Co. Peck was a New Haven-based daguerreotypist who patented the pressed shellac and sawdust method used to make what he called union cases (also known as gutta percha or thermoplastic).
James and Almyra are pictured in middle age. He is on the left and is wearing a jacket, waistcoat with lapels, a white shirt, a stiff, upturned collar, and a cravat or other necktie around his neck. His hair is worn slightly long, almost to the ends of his ears, and parted on the side.
Almyra is wearing either a lightweight bonnet that sits far back on her head or a ruffled daycap. The ribbons are tied under her chin and arranged so that they lie on her shoulders. She is also wearing eyeglasses. Her hair is parted in the middle and styled into ringlets over her ears.
She is wearing what appears to be a dress with a v-shaped neckline and a chemisette under it. There are two brooches (or one brooch and one button), one at her neck and one just above the point of the v. Her dress has long sleeves that appear to have some fullness, as they are gathered into a cuff at her wrist. The bodice of the dress has horizontal decoration or closures on it, which are somewhat obscured by the residue of a sticker that was adhered to the glass covering the daguerreotype.
James and Almyra are pictured in middle age. He is on the left and is wearing a jacket, waistcoat with lapels, a white shirt, a stiff, upturned collar, and a cravat or other necktie around his neck. His hair is worn slightly long, almost to the ends of his ears, and parted on the side.
Almyra is wearing either a lightweight bonnet that sits far back on her head or a ruffled daycap. The ribbons are tied under her chin and arranged so that they lie on her shoulders. She is also wearing eyeglasses. Her hair is parted in the middle and styled into ringlets over her ears.
She is wearing what appears to be a dress with a v-shaped neckline and a chemisette under it. There are two brooches (or one brooch and one button), one at her neck and one just above the point of the v. Her dress has long sleeves that appear to have some fullness, as they are gathered into a cuff at her wrist. The bodice of the dress has horizontal decoration or closures on it, which are somewhat obscured by the residue of a sticker that was adhered to the glass covering the daguerreotype.
Object number1966.96.3.3
InscribedHandwritten in ink on slip of paper in envelope: "Grandma Augur / Almyra Ford Augur"On View
Not on view
1845-1850
1855-1865
