Thomas Bissell
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1840-1855
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-plated copper plate in brass mat package in leather-covered wooden case; red velvet pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4in. (8.3 × 7cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.6cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Bissell
DescriptionSixth plate daguerreotype of Thomas Bissell by an unknown photographer. Bissell is pictured in old age. He is wearing a coat with wide lapels over what may be a double-breasted waistcoat (otherwise, he is wearing an overcoat over a double-breasted jacket) and a dark stock tie over an upturned collar. His thinning hair is worn slightly long, and he has long sideburns.
Object number1960.22.16
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