Man with mustache in profile daguerreotype, undated

Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of a man in profile with a prominent mustache, wearing a bowler hat, a dark jacket with collar high on the back of the neck, a dark vest and tie, white collar points turned out. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Nonpariel wit...

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Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404)
Dimensions:7.0 x 8.3 cm
2 3/4 x 3 9/32 in
8.7 x 9.5 cm
3 7/16 x 3 3/4 in
Box Number:Box 2
Folder Number:Folder 179
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6609
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Summary: Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of a man in profile with a prominent mustache, wearing a bowler hat, a dark jacket with collar high on the back of the neck, a dark vest and tie, white collar points turned out. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Nonpariel with ornate matte finish (late 1850s onward). Case: Purple velvet covered book style with overlapping front flap and clasp with brass fittings on the front exterior (similar to the scarce Berg No. 6-271a), and a white silk and leather interior (gilded with an interior edge trim) and a rose red corduroy pinchpad.