Charles G. Leland daguerreotype, 1850

Image: 1/6 plate; Man with hair pulled back from face, ears not covered, with a small beard, and mustache, wearing a dark jacket with a high back collar, a dark patterned vest, a white shirt with upturned collar, and a black tie, a watch chain attached to his vest, with color applied to his cheeks....

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Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404)
Charles Godfrey Leland papers (#0363)
Date:1850
Dimensions:7.0 x 8.2 cm
2 3/4 x 3 7/32 in
8.1 x 9.3 cm
3 3/16 x 3 19/32 in
Box Number:Box 5
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6876
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Summary: Image: 1/6 plate; Man with hair pulled back from face, ears not covered, with a small beard, and mustache, wearing a dark jacket with a high back collar, a dark patterned vest, a white shirt with upturned collar, and a black tie, a watch chain attached to his vest, with color applied to his cheeks. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with sandy finish (late 1840s). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the front and back, with an interior gilded edge trim, a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a scrollwork design (ca. 1850).