Portrait of a Man

Name/Title

Portrait of a Man

Entry/Object ID

2020.409

Description

seated, left arm resting on table, short curly hair parted on side, full beard and mustache, wearing black jacket with checked vest, gold chain of pocket watch visible

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Brevete, M. B.

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

stamped in leather on verso of case "M son. B. BREVETE S.G.D.G"; sticker on case "237 23 ---"; sticker on glass "359"

Dimensions

Height

4-3/16 in

Width

3-5/8 in

Depth

1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Format: oval Plate size: quarter

Accessories

Accessory

Case

Notes

oval case

Condition

Notes

Case: cracked along hinge, back cover ripped Image: beginning to fade, slightly oxidized along sides