Charles G. Leland with cane daguerreotype, 1850

Image: 1/2 plate; Man with hair parted on one side, beard and mustache, seated on elaborate posing chair, with one arm resting on cloth-covered posing table, dressed in a black jacket with a high back collar, dark trousers and white shirt with upturned collar, with black gloves and a black tie, hold...

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Main Authors: Scovill Manufacturing Company (Creator), Van Loan & Ennis Gallery (Creator)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection (#3139)
Charles Godfrey Leland papers (#0363)
Date:1850-06-16
Dimensions:10.7 x 13.9 cm
4 7/32 x 5 15/32 cm
11.6 x 14.8 cm
4 9/16 x 5 13/16 in
Box Number:Box 4A
Folder Number:Folder 51
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5942
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Summary: Image: 1/2 plate; Man with hair parted on one side, beard and mustache, seated on elaborate posing chair, with one arm resting on cloth-covered posing table, dressed in a black jacket with a high back collar, dark trousers and white shirt with upturned collar, with black gloves and a black tie, holding a cane, with color applied to his cheeks. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Double elliptical, with sandy finish (mid 1840-50). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design with butterflies on the front only, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with geometric designs and the photographers' studio name and address (1850s).