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Harry Darlington
Harry Darlington
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Harry Darlington

Permanent ID:
5618
Date:
circa 1858
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of a man wearing a jacket with a high collar, a vest, tie, and upturned collar, with color applied to the cheeks. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design on the front, and geometric design on the back, with gilded pattern on front exterior and both sides of interior, a red velvet pinchpad, and red velvet cushion embossed with geometric design (1850-60s).
Inscription:
(ink on paper): Harry Darlington / one of the groomsmen at / wedding of M. Frances Paschall [recto]; (pencil on paper): Gift of / Anne Paschall / Aug. 21, 1931 [verso] (Enclosed item)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 7 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 3/4 in, Height: 3 1/4 in (image)
Width: 7.9 cm, Height: 9 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 17/32 in, Depth: 21/32 in (case)
Collections:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Paschall-Sellers family papers
Related People or Organizations:
Darlington, Harry (depicted)
Paschall, Anne (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]