James Thomas, Jr., tobacco farmer
Artist
Jesse Whitehurst
(American, 1820 - 1875)
Dateca. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 6 x 4 3/4 x 3/4 inches (15.24 x 12.07 x 1.91 cm)
open: 6 x 9 1/2 x 3/8 inches (15.24 x 24.13 x 0.95 cm)
open: 6 x 9 1/2 x 3/8 inches (15.24 x 24.13 x 0.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2013.26.5
Signednone
InscribedInside case, embossed on red velvet liner: "WHITEHURST GALLERIES / NEW YORK / WASHINGTON D.C. / BALTIMORE / RICHMOND / NORFOLK / PETERSBURG / & LYNCHBURG"
Markingsnone
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionHalf plate cased daguerreotype housed in oval brass mat with red velvet liner which includes embossed inscription. Image of a man seated, dressed in a fine suit and holding tabacco leaves in one hand.
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Jesse Whitehurst
ca. 1856
2015.67.114
