Eustace Chester Chapman
SubjectPortrait of
Eustace Chester Chapman
American, 1841 - 1893
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1853
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Embossed red velvet pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2in. (6.4 × 5.1cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 × 2 1/4 × 1/2in. (7.6 × 5.7 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 × 2 1/4 × 1/2in. (7.6 × 5.7 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Etta Corlies Chapman
DescriptionNinth-plate daguerreotype of young Eustace Chester Chapman, taken by an unknown photographer. He is possibly in his early teens in the image. He is wearing a military-style jacket with a single row of buttons down the front, a white, turned-down collar, and a wide bow tie. His hair is worn a little below the tops of his ears and is parted to one side.
Object number1956.47.4
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on slip of paper in case: "Eustace Chester Chapman"Subject Terms
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