Man with high puffed hair daguerreotype, 1849

Image: 1/4 plate; Head and shoulders of a man with hair parted on one side and puffed over the forehead, wearing a dark jacket, vest and tie, with a white shirt, collar points upturned. Preserver: Stiff & heavy, more golden (1847-50). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Ca...

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Main Author: McClees & Germon (Creator)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404)
Date:1849
Dimensions:8.3 x 10.8 cm
3 9/32 x 4 1/4 in
9.6 x 12.2 cm
3 25/32 x 4 13/16 in
Box Number:Box 3
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6629
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Summary: Image: 1/4 plate; Head and shoulders of a man with hair parted on one side and puffed over the forehead, wearing a dark jacket, vest and tie, with a white shirt, collar points upturned. Preserver: Stiff & heavy, more golden (1847-50). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a simple lined pattern on the exterior, with a gilded edge trim on the interior, a red velvet pinchpad, and a ruby red velvet plain (unembossed) cushion (ca. 1849).