Thomas Earl Collins age 3
Permanent ID:
7256Date:
1852Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated boy with hair parted on the side and puffed over the forehead, wearing a dark shoulder-baring dress with white trim on the short sleeves, with white stockings and dark shoes, color applied to his cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish (ca.1850). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the front and simple lined design on the back, with an interior gilded edge trim, a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a patriotic eagle design, with scrollwork, and the photographer's studio name and address (ca. 1850).Inscription:
(printed on paper): Thomas Earl Collins (1849-1926) son of Elizabeth and Isaac III. (Identifying List for Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes (housed with collection))(pencil on applied label): #10 daguerreotype / Thomas Earl Collins / age 3 (1852 (Verso of adjacent color photographic reproduction)
(ink on paper): Thos. Earl Collins / about 3 (Label sewn on to case cushion)
(embossed on velvet): BRADLEY'S GALLERY / 340 / MARKET ST PHILA (Case cushion)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.1 cm (image)Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 3/16 in (image)
Width: 7.9 cm, Height: 9.1 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 19/32 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Earl, Collins, and Robeson families cased photosRelated People or Organizations:
Barbara Sherman (was donated by)Collins, Thomas Earl (depicted)
Isaac Collins, 1824-1902 (relates to)
Earl, Elizabeth Budd Kner (relates to)
Bradley's Gallery (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]
Photography of children [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85101337]
Photographers--Marketing [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh87001204]
Photography of children [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85101337]
Photographers--Marketing [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh87001204]