Seated man with top hat on table ambrotype, 1850

Image: Seated man with arm and upturned top hat resting on cloth covered posing table, hair parted on one side with a neat mustache on the upper lip, wearing a dark jacket, with lighter vest and trousers, a white shirt buttoned up the front, with a turned down collar and a dark wide bow tie, and a r...

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Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404)
Date:1850
Dimensions:7.0 x 8.3 cm
2 3/4 x 3 9/32 in
8.3 x 9.4 cm
3 9/32 x 3 11/16 in
Box Number:Box 2
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6607
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Summary: Image: Seated man with arm and upturned top hat resting on cloth covered posing table, hair parted on one side with a neat mustache on the upper lip, wearing a dark jacket, with lighter vest and trousers, a white shirt buttoned up the front, with a turned down collar and a dark wide bow tie, and a ring on one finger, color applied to his cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Nonpariel with matte finish (mid 1840s to mid 1850s). Case: Paper-covered wood framed half case embossed with a geometric design on the back, with a red velvet pinchpad (1850s).