Henry Hill Collins daguerreotype, 1847

Image: 1/6 plate; Seated boy with arm resting on a cloth covered posing table, wearing a dark shirt with pleated front, checked pants, and a straw hat. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with pebble finish (1839-mid 40s). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a variation of Pretlo...

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Collection:Earl, Collins, and Robeson families cased photos (#3613)
Date:1847
Dimensions:6.9 x 8.1 cm
2 23/32 x 3 3/16 in
8.0 x 9.2 cm
3 1/8 x 3 5/8 in
Box Number:Box 1
Folder Number:Folder 16
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/7258
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Summary: Image: 1/6 plate; Seated boy with arm resting on a cloth covered posing table, wearing a dark shirt with pleated front, checked pants, and a straw hat. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with pebble finish (1839-mid 40s). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a variation of Pretlove's common "The Delicate Roses, Variant" [Plate 123 p.117 of "American Miniature Case Art" by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)] on the front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a rose red silk cushion (ca. 1844).