Man with mustache daguerreotype, 1870

Permanent ID:
6146
Date:
circa 1870
Image Description:
Image: Head and shoulders of a man with a mustache, hair parted on one side and covering most of the ear, in a tweed jacket and vest, with a white shirt, collar high on the neck, and a dark bow tie. Preserver: [none]. Mat: Oval with sandy finish (late 1840s). Case: Plain (unembossed) leather-covered wood-frame half case, with a red velvet pinchpad (pre-1850).
Inscription:
(printed on paper): W. L. GERMON'S / ATELIER / No. 702 Chestnut St. / Philada. (Verso of paper mount)
Format:
Albumen
Dimensions:
Width: 3.9 cm, Height: 5.1 cm
Width: 1 17/32 in, Height: 2 in
Width: 9.3 cm, Height: 11.9 cm, Depth: 1.0 cm
Width: 3 19/32 in, Height: 4 11/16 in, Depth: 3/8 in
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
Related Person or Organization:
Germon, Washington L. (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Portrait photography--United States