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Jacob Wagner
Jacob Wagner
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Jacob Wagner

Permanent ID:
5653
Date:
circa 1850
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of a man with graying hair, seated on a large, simple posing chair in a jacket, with a tie loosely formed in a box, and starched collar with standing points, with a fringe of beard around the cheeks and jawline. Preserver: [none]. Mat: Nonpariel with sandy finish (1840s). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design on the front and a geometric design on the back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion with a flower and urn design (1850-60s).
Inscription:
(ink on paper): Jacob Wagner - / an old resident of / Northern Liberties / 6th St above Noble - / uncle of Miss Mary Jane / Wagner 4840 Germantown Ave / who presents this Nov 1916; (pencil on paper): 11/23/16 (Enclosed item)

McCLEES & GERMON (Top left corner of daguerreotype plate beneath mat)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 6.8 cm, Height: 8 cm (image)
Width: 2 11/16 in, Height: 3 1/8 in (image)
Width: 8 cm, Height: 9 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 17/32 in, Depth: 21/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related People or Organizations:
McClees & Germon (photographer)
Jacob Wagner, (depicted)
Mary Jane Wagner (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]