William S. Hartshorne daguerreotype, 1850

Permanent ID:
6453
Date:
circa 1850
Image Description:
Image: 1/16 plate; Head and shoulders of a boy with hair parted on one side, wearing a dark roundabout with shiny buttons and a white turned down collar, color applied to his cheeks and mouth. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Double elliptical with matte surface (mid 1840s - mid 1850s). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a floral design both front and back, with a gilded edge trim both exterior and interior, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a geometric design (ca. 1850).
Inscription:
(ink on applied label): W. S. H. / Richard's / father (Label applied to cushion)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 3.5 cm, Height: 4.1 cm
Width: 1 3/8 in, Height: 1 5/8 in
Width: 4.6 cm, Height: 5.1 cm, Depth: 1.6 cm
Width: 1 13/16 in, Height: 2 in, Depth: 21/32 in
Collection:
Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families papers
Related Person or Organization:
Hartshorne, William Sidney (depicted)