Portrait of a man
Artist
Montgomery P. Simons
(American, 1817 - 1877)
Dateca. 1845
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 9/16 × 6 3/8 × 5/16 inches (9.04 × 16.21 × 0.79 cm)
Case (closed): 3 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (9.04 × 7.95 × 1.27 cm)
Case (open): 3 9/16 × 6 3/8 × 5/16 inches (9.04 × 16.21 × 0.79 cm)
Case (closed): 3 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (9.04 × 7.95 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2019.22.31
SignedStamped on case verso, center: "MP SIMONS PHILI"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn modern paper seal, in black pen: "THICK PLATE NO MARK"
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DescriptionImage of a man with his arms crossed. His hair is parted on the side and falls below his ears. He wears a suit with a stand-up collar and a bow tie. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat (no preserver) inside of a paper -covered wooden case with an emerald green silk cushion. The case cover depicts an idealized scene of a house with a fenced yard and frolicking animals. There is a bright blue paper liner and burgundy velvet covered retainer.ProvenanceHall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2019;
Given by The Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.
Given by The Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.
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