Portrait of a Man
Artist
Hawkins & Todd
(American, active ca. 1841)
Artist
Ezekiel Hawkins
(American, 1808 - 1862)
DateSeptember 16, 1841
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 7 3/8 × 3 1/4 × 3/8 inches (18.73 × 8.26 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1/2 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 1.27 cm)
Case (open): 7 3/8 × 3 1/4 × 3/8 inches (18.73 × 8.26 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1/2 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3
InscribedPenciled inscription in back of case: "Taken by Hawkins & Todd / Sept 16 1841 / Cincinnati." The plate appears to bear the hallmark of the supplier, "Wm. H. Butler / New York."
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DescriptionImage of a man sitting with his elbow resting on the back of a ladderback-style chair; he is resting his head on his hand. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a flip-top case with a leather covering that is highlghted with double-line blind tooling that outlines the flat face of the lid and tray, and accents all of the beveled corners. The lid has a velvet covered cushion liner that is a deep purple/nearly black.Published References"Photography," Western Art Journal 1:1 (January 1855): 14; Harry R. Stevens, "Pioneer Photography," Bulletin of the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio 10 (1952): 308-09.
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