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Man with gilded rings and shirt buttons daguerreotype, 1859
Image: 1/9 plate; head and shoulders of a man with hair parted on one side and oiled smooth, with curls around his ears, and a full beard and mustache, wearing a mid-toned jacket with a striped vest, and white shirt, a dark bow tie hidden beneath his beard, two gilded rings on his fingers and three...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404) |
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| Date: | 1859 |
| Dimensions: | 5.1 x 6.3 cm 2 x 2 1/2 in 6.2 x 7.3 cm 2 7/16 x 2 7/8 in |
| Box Number: | Box 3 |
| Folder Number: | Folder 184 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6618 |
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Image: 1/9 plate; head and shoulders of a man with hair parted on one side and oiled smooth, with curls around his ears, and a full beard and mustache, wearing a mid-toned jacket with a striped vest, and white shirt, a dark bow tie hidden beneath his beard, two gilded rings on his fingers and three gilded buttons on his shirt, color applied to the end of the cigar or cigarette in his hand. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Oval with matte finish and ornate (late 1850s). Case: Paper-covered wood frame embossed with a geometric design both front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a scrollwork design (1850-60s). |
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