General Augustus James Pleasanton
Permanent ID:
789Date:
circa 1850Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Head an shoulders of a man with white hair parted on one side, a beard and mustache, wearing a dark jacket, a patterned vest, and a white shirt buttoned at the front, with a black bow tie and a standing collar. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame, not embossed, with a push-button fastener, and a reinforced brass-hinge, interior gilded line details, with a red velvet pinchpad and an unembossed red velvet cushion (1850).Inscription:
(pencil on paper): General / Augustus James/ Pleasanton / 1808-1894 / presented by / his great grand daughter / Miss Marie J. Fast [recto]; (printed in black ink): The Gilpin Library of the Historical / Society of Pennsylvania / Author: / Title: / CALL / NUMBER / Name: / Address: / Are you a member: Yes No / Return Books To The Attendants. / Do Not Use Ink. Make A Separate Slip For Each Volume. [verso] (Enclosed Note)Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 7 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)Width: 2 3/4 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8.4 cm, Height: 9.4 cm, Depth: 2 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/4 in, Height: 3 11/16 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated People or Organizations:
Pleasanton, Augustus James (depicted)Fast, Marie J. (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Tintype [sh85135543]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]