Man wearing an upturned collar and asymmetrical bow tie daguerreotype, 1854

Image: 1/16 plate; Head and shoulders of a man, hair parted on one side and puffed at the forehead, wearing a dark jacket with a high rise in the collar at the back of the neck, and a white shirt buttoned at the front, with an upturned collar, and a dark bow tie, color applied to his cheeks. Preserv...

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Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404)
Date:1854
Dimensions:3.6 x 4.2 cm
1 7/16 x 1 5/8 in
4.5 x 5.1 cm
1 25/32 x 2 in
Box Number:Box 2
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6606
Summary: Image: 1/16 plate; Head and shoulders of a man, hair parted on one side and puffed at the forehead, wearing a dark jacket with a high rise in the collar at the back of the neck, and a white shirt buttoned at the front, with an upturned collar, and a dark bow tie, 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 framed half case embossed with the photographer's studio name and address, with a red velvet pinchpad (1850s).