Boy wearing an unbuttoned roundabout with shiny buttons daguerreotype, 1851


Permanent ID:
6136
Date:
circa 1851
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated boy with arm resting on posing table, hair parted on one side, wearing dark trousers and an unbuttoned roundabout with shiny buttons, a white, pleated, front-buttoned shirt with a turned down collar, and a dark tie, a ring on his finger, and color applied to his cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: [none].
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 7 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 3/4 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photography of children [sh85101337]