Portrait of a Man

Name/Title

Portrait of a Man

Entry/Object ID

2020.450

Description

looking at camera, light colored eyes and dark hair, receding hairline, arms crossed over chest, wearing black jacket with a high white collared shirt

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

1854

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

written on tape on verso of image "No Plate Mark Hand cut Plate 4 square corners Flat sides Papermat with linen Man identified as "Rev. Garish" by dealer circa 1854-55 Retaped 4/18/92 D.A.W. Exeter N.H."

Dimensions

Height

4-7/8 in

Width

3-15/16 in

Depth

9/16 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: quarter

Accessories

Accessory

Case

Notes

plastic case

Condition

Notes

Case: cover missing Image: fading, oxidized around edges