Boy dressed in plaid postmortem daguerreotype, 1854

Image: 1/6 plate; Postmortem head a shoulders of a boy with hair parted on one side, head laid on a white cushion, dressed in a plaid roundabout with shiny buttons, eyes partially closed and mouth open. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte fini...

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Main Author: McClees & Germon (Creator)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139)
Date:1854
Dimensions:7.1 x 8.3 cm
2 25/32 x 3 9/32 in
8.1 x 9.4 cm
3 3/16 x 3 11/16 in
Box Number:Box 2C
Folder Number:Folder I
Format: Electronic
Subjects:
Copyright:Public Domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/2554
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title Boy dressed in plaid postmortem daguerreotype, 1854
spellingShingle Boy dressed in plaid postmortem daguerreotype, 1854
McClees & Germon
Daguerreotype
Portrait photography--United States
Photography of children
Postmortem photography
title_sort Boy dressed in plaid postmortem daguerreotype, 1854
title_txt_mv Boy dressed in plaid postmortem daguerreotype, 1854
date_txt_mv 1854
year_str_mv 1854
creator_txt_mv McClees & Germon (Creator)
author McClees & Germon
author_facet McClees & Germon
author_role Creator
author_sort McClees & Germon
genre Daguerreotype
dimensions_txt_mv 7.1 x 8.3 cm
2 25/32 x 3 9/32 in
8.1 x 9.4 cm
3 3/16 x 3 11/16 in
description Image: 1/6 plate; Postmortem head a shoulders of a boy with hair parted on one side, head laid on a white cushion, dressed in a plaid roundabout with shiny buttons, eyes partially closed and mouth open. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame unmatched half cases, embossed with an urn design on the front and a geometric design on the back, with gilded edge trim on the front interior, red velvet pinchpad and a ruby red velvet cushion embossed with a scrollowork design (1850s).
subject_txt_mv LCSH: Daguerreotype
LCSH: Portrait photography--United States
LCSH: Photography of children
LCSH: Postmortem photography
topic Daguerreotype
Portrait photography--United States
Photography of children
Postmortem photography
copyright_txt_mv Public Domain
rights_statement_txt_mv None
collection Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
collection_number_str_mv 3139
box_number_str Box 2C
folder_number_str Folder I
url https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/2554
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