Captain Oliver Filley
SubjectPortrait of
Oliver Filley
American, 1784 - 1846
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
After a work byAfter a work by
Unknown
Dateabout 1850
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 (image plate height x width): 4 × 3 1/4in. (10.2 × 8.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 1/2in. (11.4 × 9.5 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 1/2in. (11.4 × 9.5 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Dorothy F. Bidwell
DescriptionQuarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of Oliver Filley. Filley is painted in late middle age. He is wearing a jacket, vest, white shirt with an upturned collar, and what appears to be a cravat. His hair is combed forward into points on his forehead and around his temples.
Object number1957.18.15C
InscribedHandwritten in ink on slip of paper adhered to left side of open case, "Capt Oliver Filley / b. June 26 - 1784 / d- Dec 9 - 1846"Subject Terms
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