Double Portrait of Sylvester S. Crosby (1831-1914)
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1850-1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.51 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.51 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2011.37.35
Signednone
InscribedLabel adhered on velvet liner, recto, center, in black pen: "Sylvester S. Crosby.";
On plate verso, center, etched: "S. S. Crosby / about 1853".
Markingsnone
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DescriptionPortrait of a man in glasses with his mirror image reflected below. He's wearing a jacket and shirt with an upturned collar and tie. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with a dark green embossed velvet liner and an embossed floral urn.
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