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Seated man with mustache ambrotype, 1855
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated man with hair parted on one side and covering the ears, with a mustache and a small beard beneath the lower lip, wearing a dark cape with a white shirt and dark bow tie, collar turned down, color applied to his cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Nonpar...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404) |
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| Date: | 1855 |
| Dimensions: | 7.0 x 8.2 cm 2 3/4 x 3 7/32 in 8.2 x 9.4 cm 3 7/32 x 3 11/16 in |
| Box Number: | Box 5 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6870 |
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Image: 1/6 plate; Seated man with hair parted on one side and covering the ears, with a mustache and a small beard beneath the lower lip, wearing a dark cape with a white shirt and dark bow tie, collar turned down, 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 frame embossed with a floral 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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