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Man with printed silk tie daguerreotype, 1855
Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of a young man with hair parted on one side and puffed at the forehead, dressed in a dark jacket and a dark silk patterned vest, with a white shirt, collar points turned down, and a wide, short patterned silk bow tie, color applied to his cheeks and lips. Preserv...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139) |
| Date: | 1855 |
| Dimensions: | 7 x 8.2 cm 2 3/4 x 3 7/32 in 7.9 x 9.2 cm 3 1/8 x 3 5/8 in |
| Box Number: | Box 2C |
| Folder Number: | Folder E |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5895 |
| Summary: |
Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of a young man with hair parted on one side and puffed at the forehead, dressed in a dark jacket and a dark silk patterned vest, with a white shirt, collar points turned down, and a wide, short patterned silk bow tie, color applied to his cheeks and lips. Preserver: Stiff & heavy (1847-50). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame embossed with floral design on front and geometric design on back, with a purple velvet pinchpad and a plain (unembossed) purple velvet cushion (1850s). |
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