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Man with high puffed hair
Man with high puffed hair
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Man with high puffed hair

Permanent ID:
6629
Date:
circa 1849
Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Head and shoulders of a man with hair parted on one side and puffed over the forehead, wearing a dark jacket, vest and tie, with a white shirt, collar points upturned. Preserver: Stiff & heavy, more golden (1847-50). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a simple lined pattern on the exterior, with a gilded edge trim on the interior, a red velvet pinchpad, and a ruby red velvet plain (unembossed) cushion (ca. 1849).
Inscription:
(embossed on brass): McCLEES & GERMON / PHILA (Bottom corner of mat)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 8.3 cm, Height: 10.8 cm (image)
Width: 3 9/32 in, Height: 4 1/4 in (image)
Width: 9.6 cm, Height: 12.2 cm, Depth: 2.1 cm (case)
Width: 3 25/32 in, Height: 4 13/16 in, Depth: 27/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
Related Person or Organization:
McClees & Germon (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]
Advertising--Photographers [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh87001203]