Three Men in Aprons

Artist Jeremiah Gurney (American, 1812 - 1886)

Dateca. 1852-1858

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 1/2 × 1/2 inches (15.24 × 24.13 × 1.27 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 inches (15.24 × 11.75 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.22

SignedStamped on mat recto, lower left: "J. GURNEY"; Stamped on mat recto, lower right: "349 BROADWAY".

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn paper seal, plate verso, in pencil: "Sealed by R. Wetzel / 06-01-05"

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DescriptionImage of three men standing in a row; they are wearing matching aprons and tall hats. This half plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat stamped with an elaborate rope motif and the maker's name ("J. Gurney") in the lower left corner balanced with the studio address ("349 Broadway") in the lower right corner; it is inside of a case with a deep maroon leather covering embossed with a lyre and ornate scroll motif, and a red velvet liner with a floral and scroll motif.Published References

Published References

"Photographic Section of the American Institute," Anthony's Photographic Bulletin 17:10 (May 22, 1886): 312; J. T. Van Buren, "A Visit to Gurney's Palace of Art," Cincinnati Daily Dispatch (October 1, 1856): n.p.; Sandra Markham, "Painting with the Sunbeams of Heaven: Jeremiah Gurney, Photographist," New York Journal of American History (Fall 2004): 124-32; Christian Peterson, Chaining the Sun: Portraits by Jeremiah Gurney (Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1999).

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