Untitled (Boy)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Untitled (Boy)

Entry/Object ID

2021.671

Description

Serious young teen boy sits in a chair. He wears a military style jacket and has a white pocket handkerchief. His left hand drapes the table. Maker marked. Unusual. Serious young Napoleon.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist

Gurney, J.

Studio

349 Broadway

Date made

circa 1840

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stamped in mat

Location

lower right corner

Transcription

J. Gurney, Brooklyn

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Dimension Notes

Plate size: sixth

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Jul 26, 2022

Examined By

Jacqueline Cabrera

Notes

Brown case wood covered with embossed paper; red silk liner, worn; brass preserver intact; brass mat mild corrosion; brown spinal tape; plate/image light tarnish; glass residue; one intact clasp, broken