Rehn ambrotype portrait of a man, 1854
Permanent ID:
6540Date:
circa 1854Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate Cuttings ambrotype; Head and shoulders of a man, hair parted on one side and puffed at the forehead, wearing a dark jacket with a high rise in the collar at the back of the neck, a mid-toned vest, and a white shirt buttoned at the front, with an upturned collar, and a dark bow tie, color applied to his cheeks. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (ca.1854). Case: Leather-covered wood frame half case embossed with a common Thistle Motif design [Plate 119 on page 115 of "American Miniature Case Art" by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)] on the back, with exterior and interior gilded edge trim, and a red velvet pinchpad (ca. 1858).Inscription:
(embossed on brass): A / AMROTYPE / BY REHN / PATENT JULY / 4TH & 11TH 1854 (Bottom corners of mat)Format:
AmbrotypeDimensions:
Width: 7.0 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: 1.2 cm (case)
Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 3 11/16 in, Depth: 11/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypesRelated Person or Organization:
Rehn, Isaac A. (photographer)Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85004169]