Untitled. (Elderly Man)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2021.673

Description

An interesting image of an exceptionally wild white haired and bearded gentleman. Seems an elderly Walt Whitman type. Maker marked. Unusual.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist

Hall

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stamped in mat

Location

lower right corner

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; case hinge loose; tan velvet liner, worn; brass preserver intact; brass mat heavy dark spots; glass spots; brown spinal tape; one intact clasp