John Cooper
Permanent ID:
5972Date:
circa 1850Image Description:
Image: Full plate; Reproduction of an illustrated half portrait of a man with gray hair and sideburns, wearing a black jacket and vest, white shirt with upturned collar points and a black bow tie, color applied to his face. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a simple design front and back, with an interior gilded edge trim, red velvet pinchpad, and a plain (unembossed) red velvet cushion (ca. 1850).Inscription:
(ink on paper): no 190 (typed on paper): John Cooper, son of Amos Cooper, / husband of Caroline Elizabeth / Adams. Father of John Cooper, / grand father of Jennie Alston / Cooper, wife of F.H.Calvert. (Enclosed note taped to cover glass)(ink on paper): John Cooper / no 190 (Label adhered to front exterior of case)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 16.3 cm, Height: 21.4 cm (image)Width: 6 13/32 in, Height: 8 7/16 in (image)
Width: 17.6 cm, Height: 22.7 cm, Depth: 2.9 cm (case)
Width: 6 15/16 in, Height: 8 15/16 in, Depth: 1 5/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated People or Organizations:
Cooper, John (depicted)Cooper, Amos (relates to)
Adams, Caroline Elizabeth (relates to)
Cooper, John (relates to)
Cooper, Jennie Alston (relates to)
Calvert, F. H. (relates to)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]