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James Murty
James Murty
James Murty
James Murty
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James Murty

Permanent ID:
5606
Date:
circa 1857
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of a man in jacket, vest and tie with white collar, with color applied to his cheeks. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Nonpariel with sandy finish (1840s). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame with a very rare floral design (Berg No. 5-133, which might be by Myron Shew, dealer in Daguerreotype Materials, 116 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia) on both front and back, red velvet pinchpad, red velvet cushion embossed with geometric design (1850-60s).
Inscription:
(ink on paper): James Murty / 23 yrs. Old / Presented by Mrs. G. B. Murty / May 29, 1935 (Enclosed item)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 7 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 25/32 in, Height: 3 1/4 in (image)
Width: 8 cm, Height: 9.3 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 19/32 in, Depth: 11/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related People or Organizations:
Murty, James (depicted)
Shew, Myron (Manufacturer)
Murty, Cathrine Beeber (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]