Merritt Bronson
SubjectPortrait of
Merritt Bronson
1829 - 1906
PhotographerPhotographed by
R. D. O. Smith
active 1854 - 1856
DateJune 20, 1854
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-plated copper plate in brass window mat package; red velvet pad in the left side of the 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 × 1/2in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1/2in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest of Roderick Bissell Jones
DescriptionSixth plate daguerreotype of Merritt Bronson by R.D.O. Smith, taken in 1854 when Bronson was about 25. Bronson is wearing a jacket, a white shirt with a stiff, upturned collar, and a necktie. His hair is curly and worn long at the top. His facial hair consists of long sideburns that extend to the edges of his chin and stop.
Object number1974.56.465
InscribedHandwritten on bottom of case (under image package): "MERRITT BRONSON / b 9-26-1829 PLYMOUTH CT. / m 1855 MARY JANE BISSELL / D 10-14-1906 PLYMOUTH CT. / GRADUATED TRINITY COLLEGE 1852 / M.A. 1854 / TAKEN JUNE 20 1854"Subject Terms
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