Photograph by

Gurney, Jeremiah, American, 1812 - 1895

Subject of

Dickens, Charles, English, 1812 - 1870

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Date

1867

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 7/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.7 × 5.3 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (10.5 × 6.3 cm)

Description

Carte-de-visite of Charles Dickens shown in half portrait. Dickens is seated and turned one quarter to his left with head turned in profile showing the right side of his face. He is balding and the hair on top of his head is combed over. He has a mustache and a long goatee. Dickens wears a dark jacket with black velvet lapels, a black velvet vest, and white shirt, and a dark necktie. A tie pin is placed near his front neck and a watch chain is visible across his vest. There is a border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.

Below the photo is printed [CHARLES DICKENS. / Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by J. / GURNEY & SON, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. / J. Gurney & Son. Photo. N.Y.]. The back of the photograph features J. Gurney & Son's mark printed in purple ink inside a gold printed frame.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "Dickens". Handwritten in the lower left corner of the album page in graphite is the text "J Gurney & Son, 1867 / 107 Broadway".

Place captured

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photographs and Still Images

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Topic

Literature

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.22

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

GUID

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