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[John P. Morton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left] – Vintage Photo Print

[John P. Morton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[John P. Morton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left], [between 1844 and 1860]. Historic photograph from the Daguerreotypes & Early Photography collection.

(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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[John P. Morton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

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The plate is a half-plate daguerreotype of John P. Morton (1807-1889), posed three-quarters to the left in a half-length view. Its back is scratched with the numeral 6 and stamped with the Rinhart hallmark, small marks that help trace a plate's handling and supply. The image was made in Mathew Brady's studio between 1844 and 1860, when portraits were usually made as single, mirror-like images on silver-coated copper. Gold toning, applied after development, strengthened the image and warmed its tones. The plate came to the Library of Congress in 1920 by transfer from the U.S. War College.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesScratched on back of plate: 6. Hallmark: Rinhart 4b. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsMorton, John P.,--1807-1889.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,272 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference243_John_P_Morton_halflengt_1844

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