George M. Dallas daguerreotype, 1848
Permanent ID:
6126Date:
1848Image Description:
Image: Full plate; Man with white hair wearing a dark jacket and vest, with a white shirt and tie, holding spectacles in his hand.Inscription:
(pencil on paper): from Simon Gratz / 1. 25. 1912 (ink on paper): Geo. M. Dallas / This Daguerreotype was taken by / England & Gunn at South East Corne[r] / of 5th & Chestnut Streets in 1848. / The Daguerreotype is taken on a Silvered / Copper plate, the silver is polished to the / utmost extent possible (of course pure silver) / then goes through the various Chemical / processes and then is exposed in the / camera and several other processes gone / through with before the picture is develop- / ed; the last process is a Coating of Gold / So that the picture is between Gold & Silver / John Shreeve / 123 Fairmount Ave (Inscription found on the back of the original case)Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 16 cm, Height: 21.8 cm (image)Width: 6 5/16 in, Height: 8 19/32 in (image)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated People or Organizations:
Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864 (depicted)England & Gunn (photographer)
Shreeve, John (relates to)
Gratz, Simon (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Daguerreotypists [sh2008006903]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Daguerreotypists [sh2008006903]
Photographers--Marketing [sh87001204]