John Hartshorne and Caroline [Smith] Hartshorne family portrait daguerreotype, 1850

Image: 1/2 plate; Two seated adults and four standing children; Seated man with hair parted on one side and puffed at the forehead, wearing a dark jacket and vest, with lighter pants, a white shirt, and dark bow tie, collar upturned, one hand resting on his crossed leg; Seated woman with hair parted...

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Main Author: Powelson (Creator)
Collection:Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families papers (#3173)
Date:1850
Dimensions:14.0 x 10.8 cm
5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in
12.0 x 15.2 cm
4 3/4 x 6 in
Box Number:Box V V
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6430
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title John Hartshorne and Caroline [Smith] Hartshorne family portrait daguerreotype, 1850
spellingShingle John Hartshorne and Caroline [Smith] Hartshorne family portrait daguerreotype, 1850
Powelson
Daguerreotype
Photographers--Marketing
Portrait photography--United States
title_sort John Hartshorne and Caroline [Smith] Hartshorne family portrait daguerreotype, 1850
title_txt_mv John Hartshorne and Caroline [Smith] Hartshorne family portrait daguerreotype, 1850
date_txt_mv 1850
year_str_mv 1850
creator_txt_mv Powelson (Creator)
author Powelson
author_facet Powelson
author_role Creator
author_sort Powelson
genre Daguerreotype
dimensions_txt_mv 14.0 x 10.8 cm
5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in
12.0 x 15.2 cm
4 3/4 x 6 in
description Image: 1/2 plate; Two seated adults and four standing children; Seated man with hair parted on one side and puffed at the forehead, wearing a dark jacket and vest, with lighter pants, a white shirt, and dark bow tie, collar upturned, one hand resting on his crossed leg; Seated woman with hair parted slightly off-center and covering most of the ears, wearing a dark long-sleeved dress with belled sleeves with darker trim, whitework undersleeves and wide whitework collar clasped at the throat with a small brooch, a ring on one finger, with a paisley pattern printed shawl wrapped around her shounders, her hands clasped in her lap; Younger standing girl with hair parted in the center and smoothed behind the ears, wearing a short-sleeved pattern printed dress, a bracelet on one wrist, one hand at her waist, the other on the seated man's shoulder; Younger standing boy with hair parted on one side and puffed at the forehead, wearing a dark jacket and a white collar, one elbow propped on the seated man's shoulder with his hand by his face; Older standing young man with hair parted on one side and puffed at the forehead, wearing a dark jacket and vest, white shirt with upturned collar and a dark bow tie, a dark watch cord attached to his vest, one hand propped up by his face, the other resting on the older standing young woman's shoulder; Older standing young woman hair parted in the center and partially covering the ears, with a dark ribbon showing from behind, wearing a dark short basque bodice, buttoned at the front, with long belled sleeves, white undersleeves and a small whitework collar, and a pattern printed skirt, a bracelet on one wrist and a ring on one finger, one hand at her waist, the other propped on the seated woman's shoulder; color applied to all their faces as well as many of their hands. Preserver: Stiff & heavy, more golden (1847-50). Mat: Double elliptical, with matte finish (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a geometric design both front and back, with interior gilded edge trim, red velvet pinchpad and cherry red velvet cushion embossed with a floral and butterfly design (ca. 1850).
subject_txt_mv LCSH: Daguerreotype
LCSH: Photographers--Marketing
LCSH: Portrait photography--United States
topic Daguerreotype
Photographers--Marketing
Portrait photography--United States
copyright_txt_mv Public domain
rights_statement_txt_mv None
collection Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families papers
collection_number_str_mv 3173
box_number_str Box V V
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