John Pemberton
Permanent ID:
5623
Date:
circa 1842
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Man wearing a dark coat and patterned scarf, with upturned collar, and spectacles on top of his head.
Preserver: [none].
Mat: Brown paper cut in an octagonal shape with patterned gilding.
Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed on the front with a very rare geometric (Berg No. 5-56) design, with an unembossed back, a red velvet preserver, and rose silk cushion (1839-45).
Inscription:
(ink on paper): John Pemberton
(Enclosed item)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 6.8 cm, Height: 8.1 cm (image)
Width: 2 11/16 in, Height: 3 3/16 in (image)
Width: 7.9 cm, Height: 9.2 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 5/8 in, Depth: 21/32 in (case)