- Created by
- Washington, Augustus, American, 1821 - 1875
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Medium
- silver amalgam, silver on copper photographic plates with wood, leather, velvet, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 3 1/4 x 2 5/16 in. (8.3 x 5.9 cm)
- Case open: 3 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 1/4 in. (9.5 x 15.9 x 0.6 cm)
- Case closed: 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 9/16 in. (9.5 x 7.9 x 1.4 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an unknown man wearing a jacket, vest, and tie. The sixth-plate daguerreotype is held in a wood and leather case with velvet lining and sits under a mat with a stamp reading [WASHINGTON] on the bottom left corner. On the back of the case is embossed: [WASHINGTON / 136 / GALLERY / MAIN ST / HARTFORD].
- Place made
- Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- daguerreotypes
- portraits
- Topic
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.52.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.