Image
Details
Title
[Bearded young man.]
Creator
Whitehurst, J. H., photographer
Published
ca. 1850-1854
Full Collection Name
Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 1981.027:008--CASE
Subject (Topic)
Men
Young adults
Young adults
Type
Image
Format
Portraits
Daguerreotypes
Daguerreotypes
Extent
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; sixth plate, visible image 6.6 x 5.4 cm.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
Photographer Jesse Harrison Whitehurst had numerous galleries in East Coast cities, including New York City, Washington D.C. and various towns in Virginia. The sitter may be a relative of Mary Carver Adams, who was a resident of Washington D.C.
<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Plate: face hand colored. Mat: octagonal. Preserver: decorative with floral motif.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: floral - goblet or urn with flowers. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 9.2 x 8 cm. Pad: purple velvet with embossed motif. Notes: blackened well (ambrotype case).</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Plate mark (LR): Doublé [with lamb] [star]. Blind stamped on mat (under preserver, LC): Whitehurst.</physfacet>;;;
<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Plate: face hand colored. Mat: octagonal. Preserver: decorative with floral motif.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: floral - goblet or urn with flowers. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 9.2 x 8 cm. Pad: purple velvet with embossed motif. Notes: blackened well (ambrotype case).</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Plate mark (LR): Doublé [with lamb] [star]. Blind stamped on mat (under preserver, LC): Whitehurst.</physfacet>;;;
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