Portrait of a Man
Artist
Frederick De Bourg Richards
(American, 1822 - 1903)
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 1/2 × 3/8 inches (15.24 × 24.13 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 inches (15.24 × 11.75 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 1/2 × 3/8 inches (15.24 × 24.13 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 inches (15.24 × 11.75 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2005.37.74
SignedOn mat recto, lower left, stamped: "RICHARDS";
On mat recto, lower left, stamped: "RICHARDS";
On mat recto, lower right, stamped: "PHILADA."
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn modern paper tape, plate verso, in pencil: "REGLAZED, SEALED W/FILMOPLAST P-9 TAPE. 5-23-2006 GSW / HF-466-005-05 / [image] STAR PLATE MFG'S MARK UPPER RIGHT CORNER"
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