George Caleb Bingham's "Lighter Relieving a Steamboat Aground"

Artist Marcus A. Root (American, 1808 - 1888)

Dateca. 1847-1849

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.77

InscribedImpressed velvet liner reads: "Root's / Gallery / 140 / Chestnut St. / Philad. A."

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DescriptionHalf-plate daguerreotype of a painting by Bingham. Maker marked on velvet: "Root's / Gallery / 140 / Chestnut St. /Philad.A" In full leather case.Published References

Published References

Nancy Rash, "George Caleb Bingham's Lighter Relieving A Steamboat Aground," Smithsonian Studies in American Art 2:2 (Spring 1988): 17-31. David and Charlotte Gale, "A Study and Catalog of 19th Century Photographic Tokens," Photographic Historian 6:2 (Summer 1985): 14-30; "Obituary: Marcus A. Root," Photographic Times and American Photographer 18:345 (April 27, 1888): 195; "Fortunes and Misfortunes of an Artist," Scientific American (February 8, 1862): 87; and "Obituary," Philadelphia Photographer 25:321 (May 5, 1888): 284-85.

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