Henry Hill Collins
Permanent ID:
7251Date:
circa 1850Image Description:
Image: 1/9 plate; Boy seated on elaborate wooden posing chair, with hair parted on one side and covering the tops of the ears, wearing a dark roundabout with white cuffs, turned down white collar, and dark trousers. Preserver: Straight, narrow, embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Nonpariel with matte finish (mid 1840s to mid 1850s). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a flower and urn design both front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a flower and vase design (ca. 1850).Inscription:
(Printed on paper): Henry Hill Collins (1844-1930) Thomas Earl Collins' first cousin. / Son of Alfred and Hannah Collins. (Identifying List for Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes (housed with collection))(pencil on applied label): #17 dagerreotype [sic] / Henry Hill Collins / (1844-1930) (Verso of adjacent color photographic reproduction)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 5.1 cm, Height: 6.4 cm (image)Width: 2 in, Height: 2 1/2 in (image)
Width: 6.0 cm, Height: 7.3 cm, Depth: 1.6 cm (case)
Width: 2 3/8 in, Height: 2 7/8 in, Depth: 21/32 in (case)
Collection:
Earl, Collins, and Robeson families cased photosRelated People or Organizations:
Barbara Sherman (was donated by)Collins, Henry Hill (depicted)
Collins, Alfred (relates to)
Collins, Hannah (relates to)
Collins, Thomas Earl (relates to)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]
Photography of children [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85101337]
Photography of children [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85101337]