Portrait of John B. Newton
Book TitlePortrait of John B. Newton
Exhibition TitlePortrait of John B. Newton
Artist
Frederick Coombs
(American, 1803 - 1874)
Dateca. 1850-1851
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 5/8 × 7 3/8 × 3/8 inches (11.75 × 18.73 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 9.21 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 4 5/8 × 7 3/8 × 3/8 inches (11.75 × 18.73 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 9.21 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.458
SignedOn mat recto, lower left corner, stamped: "F. COOMBS"
InscribedWhite label adhered to case verso, lower left, white label with black type: "JOHN B. NEWTON."
MarkingsOn modern paper seal, plate verso, in pencil: "Star 40 Hallmark image by Frederick Combs either in Chicago or San Francisco c. 1849-50", "Retaped 11/28/95 / DAW Exeter, NY".
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DescriptionImage of mustachioed man leaning against a chair; he is wearing a hat, suit with tie, vest, and overcoat. He stands with his right hand in his pocket as he looks toward the viewer. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat (no preserver) with red velvet liner inside of decorative paper covered wooden case with metal clasps.
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