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Daguerreotype of a man, possibly Algernon Sidney Roberts, Jr., 1858 [copy 1 of 2]
Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of a man, hair parted on one side and puffed over the forehead, wearing a dark jacket and vest, with a white shirt, collar upturned, with a dark bow tie. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). C...
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| Collection: | Roberts family Photographs (#3652) |
| Date: | 1858-04-12 |
| Dimensions: | 7.0 x 8.2 cm 2 3/4 x 3 7/32 in 8.1 x 9.4 cm 3 3/16 x 3 11/16 in |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6890 |
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Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of a man, hair parted on one side and puffed over the forehead, wearing a dark jacket and vest, with a white shirt, collar upturned, with a dark bow tie. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with simple lines, with a push-button clasp, metal hinges, a gilded interior edge trim, a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with the photographer's name and address (ca. 1850s). |
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