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Isaac Townsend, Jr. daguerreotype, 1852
Isaac Townsend, Jr. daguerreotype, 1852
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Isaac Townsend, Jr. daguerreotype, 1852

Permanent ID:
5581
Date:
circa 1852
Image Description:
Image: 1/9 plate; Head and shoulders of a man wearing a jacket, vest and bow tie, and a beard, with color applied to cheeks and lips. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish (1850). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design and gilding, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion with a bird and urn design (1850-60s).
Inscription:
(Ink on paper): Isaac Townsend, Jr. (Enclosed item)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 5.1 cm, Height: 6.3 cm (image)
Width: 2 in, Height: 2 1/2 in (image)
Width: 6 cm, Height: 7.3 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm (case)
Width: 2 3/8 in, Height: 2 7/8 in, Depth: 11/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related Person or Organization:
Townsend, Isaac (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]