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John R. Baker
John R. Baker
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John R. Baker

Permanent ID:
5767
Date:
circa 1859
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of a man in half-profile, with hair parted to one side and smoothed across the forehead, with a full beard and mustache, dressed in a dark jacket, with a lighter vest, and a white button-up shirt, with a high white collar and a horizontal tie. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Book-style leather-covered wood-frame with simple lined embossing [Possibly by H. A. Eichmeyer, as similar to Plate 41 p.43 of "American Miniature Case Art" by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969). A brief biographical sketch of H. A. Eichmeyer on p.195] , interior and exterior gilded lines, with ornate hinged clasp, purple velvet pinchpad and plain purple velvet cushion (1850).
Inscription:
(pencil): Father of J. L. Leaming / John R. Baker (Enclosed note)
Format:
Ambrotype
Dimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.3 cm (image)
Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 9/32 in (image)
Width: 8.1 cm, Height: 9.4 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 3/16 in, Height: 3 11/16 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related People or Organizations:
Leaming, J. L. (relates to)
Baker, John Remeagus (depicted)
Lea (Baker), Anna Robeson (relates to)
Josephine L. Baker (relates to)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [sh85004169]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]