Portrait of a Man

Name/Title

Portrait of a Man

Entry/Object ID

2020.476

Description

head and torso, looking off to one side, wearing black jacket with a collar, thin beard along jaw-line, light wrinkles all over face

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gurney, J.

Role

Photographer

Studio

348 Broadway

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

stamped into metal "J. GURNEY 348 BROADWAY"; underneath image a newspaper like print under a protective sleeve goes on to describe the business of glass fitting; inscribed in calligraphy on verso "--- chemist ---June 25"

Dimensions

Height

5-7/8 in

Width

4-5/8 in

Depth

11/16 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: half

Condition

Notes

Case: good condition Image: faded - almost entirely transparent, slight oxidation around edges