Christian Gulager and Eliza Van Dusen
Permanent ID:
5945Date:
circa 1852Image Description:
Image: 1/2 plate upside down in case; Seated man and woman, man dressed in dark jacket with wide lapels, dark trousers and vest, with a white shirt and a high white upturned collar, and a dark bowtie, woman dressed in a dark dress with a whitework collar and a white daycap tied with broad ribbons under her chin, color applied to both their cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a scarce "The Music Lyre" design (Berg No. 4-5) on the front, and a geometric design on the back, with a gilded edge trim on the front interior, and evidence of an unmatched gilded edge trim on the back interior, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a geometric design (.Inscription:
(printed): HERBERT W. GULAGER (pencil): May 26, 1934 (printed): PHILADELPHIA (typed): CHRISTAIN [sic] GULAGER. / BORN BOSTON SEPT. 22nd. 1789 / DIED PHILA JUNE. 25th. 1863. / MARRIED / ELIZA VAN DUSEN. / JANUARY 23rd. 1823. / BORN PHILA OCT 3rd. 1794. / DIED PHILA SEPT. 22nd 1857. (Note adhered to case cushion)Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 10.8 cm, Height: 14.1 cm (image)Width: 4 1/4 in, Height: 5 9/16 in (image)
Width: 11.8 cm, Height: 15.0 cm, Depth: 2.0 cm (case)
Width: 4 21/32 in, Height: 5 29/32 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated People or Organizations:
Gulager, Christian (depicted)Van Dusen, Eliza (depicted)
Gulager, Herbert W. (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]