Portrait of a Young Boy

Name/Title

Portrait of a Young Boy

Entry/Object ID

2020.12

Description

Hair parted on side, wearing black jacket with buttons down the front, handkerchief in breast pocket, pink tinted cheeks

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Allen, C. V.

Role

Photographer

Studio

258 1/2 Washington St.

Date made

circa 1840

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stamp

Transcription

C.V. Allen, Daguerreotypist, 258 1/2 Washington St.

Material/Technique

Embossed

Notes

on velvet

Dimensions

Height

2-15/16 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Depth

5/8 in

Dimension Notes

ninth plate

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition Type

Tear, Disjoin

Parts

Case

Notes

hinge torn completely

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition Type

Oxidation

Parts

Image

Notes

around edges