Portrait of a Man
Artist
W. & F. Langenheim
(American, active 1840-1874)
DateFebruary 12, 1842
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (ninth): 2 1/2 × 2 inches (6.35 × 5.08 cm)
Case (open): 3 1/16 × 4 7/8 × 1/4 inches (7.78 × 12.38 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/16 × 2 3/8 × 1/2 inches (7.78 × 6.03 × 1.27 cm)
Case (open): 3 1/16 × 4 7/8 × 1/4 inches (7.78 × 12.38 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/16 × 2 3/8 × 1/2 inches (7.78 × 6.03 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.414
SignedOn plate verso, in black pen: "The first daguerreotype / [illeg.] Langenheim / Feb 12, 1842."
InscribedOn original paper seal, in black pen: "For a Customer"
MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "NO PLATE MFG'S MARKS / REGLAZED, SEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 5-24-05 GSW / 401-012-01"
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DescriptionImage of a man with a suit, vest, and wide satin bow tie. He has a slight smile and his hair sticks out above his ears. This ninth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with a blue silk liner. An insciption on the back of the plate lists the maker and date.Published References
Alexander Beckers, "Fifteen Years' Experience of a Daguerreotyper," Photographic Times and American Photographer 19:391 (March 15, 1889): 131.
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