Portrait of an Elderly Man

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Portrait of an Elderly Man

Entry/Object ID

2020.168

Tags

casemaker

Description

Straight nose, light hair and eyes, hair parted on side, receding hair line

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Studio

110 Chestnut St., Philadelphia

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Embossed

Location

Liner

Transcription

[...] 110 Chestnut St., Phila

Dimensions

Dimension Description

1/6 plate, oval

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

3/4 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition Type

Fading, Oxidation

Parts

Image

Notes

very faded, oxidized around edges

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition Type

Tarnish, Wear

Materials

Metal, Velvet

Parts

Case

Notes

metal: tarnished at edges velvet: worn