Thomas Earl Collins age 3 daguerreotype, 1852
Thomas Earl Collins age 3 daguerreotype, 1852

Thomas Earl Collins age 3 daguerreotype, 1852

Permanent ID:
7256
Date:
1852
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated boy with hair parted on the side and puffed over the forehead, wearing a dark shoulder-baring dress with white trim on the short sleeves, with white stockings and dark shoes, color applied to his cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish (ca.1850). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the front and simple lined design on the back, with an interior gilded edge trim, a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a patriotic eagle design, with scrollwork, and the photographer's studio name and address (ca. 1850).
Inscription:
(printed on paper): Thomas Earl Collins (1849-1926) son of Elizabeth and Isaac III. (Identifying List for Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes (housed with collection))

(pencil on applied label): #10 daguerreotype / Thomas Earl Collins / age 3 (1852 (Verso of adjacent color photographic reproduction)

(ink on paper): Thos. Earl Collins / about 3 (Label sewn on to case cushion)

(embossed on velvet): BRADLEY'S GALLERY / 340 / MARKET ST PHILA (Case cushion)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.1 cm
Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 3/16 in
Width: 7.9 cm, Height: 9.1 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 19/32 in, Depth: 23/32 in
Collection:
Earl, Collins, and Robeson families cased photos
Related People or Organizations:
Barbara Sherman (was donated by)
Collins, Thomas Earl (depicted)
Isaac Collins, 1824-1902 (relates to)
Earl, Elizabeth Budd Kner (relates to)
Bradley's Gallery (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype
Photography of children
Photographers--Marketing