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Bearded man in a checkered tie daguerreotype, 1849
Bearded man in a checkered tie daguerreotype, 1849
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Bearded man in a checkered tie daguerreotype, 1849

Permanent ID:
5917
Date:
circa 1849
Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Man with hair puffed over the forehead, and a full beard, dressed in a dark jacket with wide lapels and a high back collar, a dark vest, a white shirt with pleated bosom and a bejeweled button, a high white collar with a narrow turn down over a patterned silk kerchief tie. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with pebble finish (1839-mid 40s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a geometric design both front and back, with a rose colored pinchpad and a purple silk cushion (ca. 1850).
Inscription:
(ink on blue paper): presented by / Mrs. Newbold / & Mrs. Poor / thro' Mrs. H. L. Carson / May 28. 1913. (Enclosed note)

(Printed in gold on black paper): McClees & Germon, cor. 8th and Chesnut [sic] Sts., Phiiada. [sic] (Paper sandwiched between mat and cover glass)

(pencil on archival tape): Conserved by Rita Albertson / May 1, 1980 (Verso of image package)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 10.6 cm (image)
Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 4 3/16 in (image)
Width: 9.4 cm, Height: 11.8 cm, Depth: 1.9 cm (case)
Width: 3 11/16 in, Height: 4 21/32 in, Depth: 3/4 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related People or Organizations:
Newbold (was donated by)
Poor (was donated by)
Carson (was donated by)
McClees & Germon (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]