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Henry Hill Collins
Henry Hill Collins
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Henry Hill Collins

Permanent ID:
7258
Date:
circa 1847
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated boy with arm resting on a cloth covered posing table, wearing a dark shirt with pleated front, checked pants, and a straw hat. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Octagonal with pebble finish (1839-mid 40s). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a variation of Pretlove's common "The Delicate Roses, Variant" [Plate 123 p.117 of "American Miniature Case Art" by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)] on the front and back, with a red velvet pinchpad, and a rose red silk cushion (ca. 1844).
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): #16 daguerreotype / Henry Hill Collins / (1844-1930 (Verso of adjacent color photographic reproduction)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.1 cm (image)
Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 3/16 in (image)
Width: 8.0 cm, Height: 9.2 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 5/8 in, Depth: 21/32 in (case)
Collection:
Earl, Collins, and Robeson families cased photos
Related People or Organizations:
Barbara Sherman (was donated by)
Collins, Henry Hill (depicted)
Collins, Alfred (relates to)
Collins, Hannah (relates to)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]
Photography of children [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85101337]