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Charles G. Leland daguerreotype, 1850

Permanent ID:
6876
Date:
circa 1850
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Man with hair pulled back from face, ears not covered, with a small beard, and mustache, wearing a dark jacket with a high back collar, a dark patterned vest, a white shirt with upturned collar, and a black tie, a watch chain attached to his vest, with color applied to his cheeks. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with sandy finish (late 1840s). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the front and back, with an interior gilded edge trim, a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a scrollwork design (ca. 1850).
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 7.0 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 3/4 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8.1 cm, Height: 9.3 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 3/16 in, Height: 3 19/32 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collections:
Charles Godfrey Leland papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
Related Person or Organization:
Charles Godfrey Leland, 1824-1903 (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]