Isaac Collins III
Permanent ID:
7270Date:
circa 1847Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Seated man with hair parted on one side and covering his ears and a beard beneath the jawline, wearing a dark jacket and vest, white shirt with turned down collar and a knotted tie. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Brown board with octagonal window, lined in black and white, with gold scrollwork in each corner. Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the front, and a plain (unembossed) back, with a red velvet pinchpad and a plain (unembossed) red velvet cushion (late 1840s).Inscription:
(printed on paper): Isaac Collins III (1824-1902) born in New York moved with his family to Philadelphia when he was about 4. He / was the 7th child of Isaac Collins Jr. (one of the founders of Haverford College) and Margaret Morris. As an adult, Isaac III / may have lived at 1431 Filbert St. (Identifying List for Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes (housed with collection))(pencil on applied label): #3 daguerreotype / Isaac Collins III / (1824 - 1902) / before his marriage to / Elizabeth B.K. Earl (Verso of adjacent color photographic reproduction)
(ink on paper): Isaac Collins before / his marriage to / Elizabeth B. K. Earl (Label sewn on to case cushion)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 10.7 cm (image)Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 4 7/32 in (image)
Width: 9.3 cm, Height: 11.8 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 19/32 in, Height: 4 21/32 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Earl, Collins, and Robeson families cased photosRelated People or Organizations:
Barbara Sherman (was donated by)Isaac Collins, 1824-1902 (depicted)
Earl, Elizabeth Budd Kner (relates to)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]