Portrait of a Man
Artist
Joseph B. Stanbury
(American, act. 1845-1855)
Date1851
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/4 inches (13.97 × 10.8 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 3/4 × 3/8 inches (15.24 × 24.77 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 7/8 × 5/8 inches (15.24 × 12.38 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 3/4 × 3/8 inches (15.24 × 24.77 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 7/8 × 5/8 inches (15.24 × 12.38 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2009.71.27
SignedSigned and dated on plate recto, bottom center, etched in plate: "Stanbury 1851"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a man wearing a suit with a checkered vest, bow tie, upturned collared shirt, and dark jacket. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of a pebbled leather case with push button clasp and a burgundy velvet liner that is embossed with an urn motif.
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