Henry Corlies
SubjectPortrait of
Henry H. Corlies
1849 - 1926
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1850
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Embossed red velvet pad in other side of case, which is detached from the half that contains the image.
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4in. (8.3 × 7cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/2in. (9.2 × 7.9 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/2in. (9.2 × 7.9 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Etta Corlies Chapman
DescriptionSixth-plate daguerreotype of Henry Corlies when he was about one year old, taken by an unknown photographer. Corlies is seen full-length, probably standing on a chair or stool, his left arm resting on a tablecloth-covered round table. He is wearing a dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline, white drawers, white stockings, and dark shoes. He is wearing a necklace. His hair, while still short, is parted on the side and fashioned into a small front wave or pouf.
Object number1956.47.17
InscribedHandwritten on slip of paper in envelope: "Henry H. Corlies"Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
about 1877
1858-1864