Standing boy holding hoop daguerreotype, 1852

Image: 1/6 plate; Standing boy leaning against a cloth-covered posing table adorned with a book, with curly hair, dressed in a short-sleeved plaid front-pleated top with whitework edged neck and sleeves, checked long trousers pleated and buttoned at the front over the shirt , holding a hip-high wood...

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Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139)
Date:1852
Dimensions:7 x 8.2 cm
2 3/4 x 3 7/32 in
8 x 9.2 cm
3 1/8 x 3 5/8 in
Box Number:Box 2C
Folder Number:Folder K
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5900
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Summary: Image: 1/6 plate; Standing boy leaning against a cloth-covered posing table adorned with a book, with curly hair, dressed in a short-sleeved plaid front-pleated top with whitework edged neck and sleeves, checked long trousers pleated and buttoned at the front over the shirt , holding a hip-high wooden hoop 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 geometric design (1850-60s).