Charles Sumner

Artist Southworth & Hawes (American, active 1843-1861; Albert Sands Southworth, 1811-1894; Josiah Johnson Hawes, 1808-1901)

Dateca. 1854

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Mat (brass): 6 1/2 × 5 5/16 inches (16.51 × 13.49 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.449

Signednone

InscribedFragile, faded paper label adhered to glass recto, written in pencil, illegible.

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DescriptionImage of a man (Charles Sumner) in three-quarter profile wearing suit with tie. His hair is parted on the side and covers his ears. This half plate uncased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat with an illegible period note attached to the glass.Published References

Published References

Grant B. Romer and Brian Wallis, eds., Young America: The Daguerreotypes of Southworth & Hawes (Göttingen: Steidl/George Eastman House/International Center of Photography, 2005): 281-85, 349.

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