[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, seated, facing front] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, seated, facing front], [between 1848 and 1860] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/73/73cb93028fbc-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: [Unidentified man, half-length portrait, seated, facing front], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]
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Carson's inventory names the sitter as Dr. George W. Cardeza of Jefferson College, though the catalog title leaves him unidentified. The sixth-plate daguerreotype sits in a case with a flower design framed by ornament on the front and a geometric pattern on the back, and its Rinhart 44 hallmark supports a date between 1848 and 1860. Jefferson College was a small college in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and in these years daguerreotypes offered professionals and students an affordable, durable likeness.
| Created / published | [between 1848 and 1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photograph : sixth-plate daguerreotype. |
| Genre | Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.Portrait photographs 1840-1860. |
| Notes | Hallmark: Rinhart 44. Date based on hallmark. Case: front - flowers surrounded by frame design; back - geometric design. In Marion S. Carson's inventory, the sitter is identified as Dr. George W. Cardeza of Jefferson College. Label adhered to case: 185. Purchase; Marion S. Carson; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:126). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marion S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,994 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 424_Unidentified_man_halfle_1848 |
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