Portrait of a Man

Name/Title

Portrait of a Man

Entry/Object ID

2020.411

Description

seated in chair that is turned sideways, resting left arm over back of chair whitish colored beard along jaw-line

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gurney, J.

Role

Photographer

Studio

189 Broadway, NY

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

stamped onto BRC of metal "J. GURNEY 189 BROADWAY N.Y"

Dimensions

Height

4-11/16 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Format: oval Plate size: quarter

Condition

Notes

Case: cover missing Image: oxidized at edges, faded - dark areas becoming transparent, tinting also beginning to fade from Robert Shimshak