Name/Title
Asa Forsyth TiftEntry/Object ID
2021.01.0002Tags
Civil WarDescription
Daguerreotype portrait of Key West wrecker and warehouse owner Asa Forsyth Tift. Seated portrait housed in an embossed paper case with red velvet liner and attached label reading 'Asa Tift'. Sharp detail and clarity with tinted cheeks. The daguerreotype was found by Ernest Hemingway's widow, Mary, when cleaning out his belongings from the store room at Sloppy Joe's Bar in 1962.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
DaguerreotypeSubject Person or Organization
Tift, Asa ForsythCollection
Photograph CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1865 - circa 1880Time Period
19th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
4-5/8 inWidth
3-5/8 inDepth
5/8 inCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
Good