Man Dressed in Fraternal Apron

Artist John Plumbe (American, born Wales, 1809 - 1857)

Dateca. 1844

MediumDaguerreotype

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

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.81

InscribedStamped on mat: "Plumbe."

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Description1/2 plate daguerreotype of a gentleman dressed in ceremonial attire; stamped "Plumbe" in UL corner of mat; housed in full leather case.Published References

Published References

Clifford Krainik, "National Vision, Local Enterprise: John Plumbe, Jr., and the Advent of Photography in Washington, D.C.," Washington History-Magazine of the Historical Society of Washington D.C. 9:2 (Fall/Winter 1997-98): 4-27, 92-93.

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