John Clayton
Permanent ID:
5783Date:
circa 1852Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Man seated in an elaborate posing chair, with arm resting on a cloth-covered posing table, with hair parted to one side, oiled and combed up in a wave at the center of the forehead, with a beard under the chin, wearing a black silk jacket with wide lapels and a high back collar, a black silk vest, a white shirt with a stiff standing collar and a wide black bowtie, and dark trousers, with one black leather glove on, and one hand bare. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame with common "Throwing Flowers" design (Berg No. 4-46) embossed on both front and back, with a gilded patterned trim on both the exterior and interior edges, a red velvet pinchpad and a ruby red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (ca.1850).Inscription:
(pencil): John Clayton / 1819 - [ink] d. 1881 [recto] (pencil): #198 [verso] (Enclosed note)Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 7 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)Width: 2 25/32 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8 cm, Height: 9.2 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 5/8 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated Person or Organization:
Clayton, John (depicted)Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]