Portrait of Solomon N. Carvalho in fraternal apron
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1853
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsImage (quarter): 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 inches (8.89 x 6.67 cm)
Case: 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (9.53 x 12.07 cm)
Case: 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (9.53 x 12.07 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2006.44.20
InscribedNote inserted beneath plate: "Solomon Carvalho NYC."
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DescriptionQuarter-plate daguerreotype is a portrait of a young man wearing a red-tinted fringed fraternal sash and apron. The case, which is full brown leather, has a gilt border on its lid. A piece of paper inserted behing the image reads: "Solomon Carvalho NYC" Daguerreotype case
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