Allen Chandler
Allen Chandler
Allen Chandler
Allen Chandler

Allen Chandler


Permanent ID:
6417
Date:
circa 1851
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Man seated in front of a painted backdrop, hand resting on a cloth-covered posing table, with a bald pate and hair curling around his ears, wearing a dark colored jacket, vest and necktie softly drooping at the front, and a light colored shirt with collar turned down. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Scallop with sandy finish (late 1840s-1851). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a geometric design, with a red velvet pinchpad (ca. 1849).
Inscription:
(ink on paper): Allen / Chandler / Doe Run / Chester Co / Penna (Paper lining behind image package)

(pencil on applied label): Allen Chandler (Label applied to bottom exterior of cover glass)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 7 cm, Height: 8.3 cm (image)
Width: 2 3/4 in, Height: 3 9/32 in (image)
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 9.4 cm, Depth: 1.0 cm (case)
Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 3 11/16 in, Depth: 3/8 in (case)
Collection:
Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families papers
Related Person or Organization:
Chandler, Allen (depicted)