Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Daguerreotype |
Title |
Archibald Gracie, III |
Catalog Number |
0985.00.00126 |
Description |
Sixth-plate daguerreotype with applied color of a man, sitting, facing camera; looking at camera; hair combed back, moustache; wearing civilian coat/jacket, with standing collar, wide neck-tie; nonpareil mat with stamped ornate detail; preserver has simple foliate pattern; case is leather-covered wood with embossed scroll foliate around center medallion of urn and flowers; gilded scroll edging on inside and outside edges of case; brass hook and eyes in tact; inside cover lined in faded red velved embossed with scrolled foliate around center urn; |
Medium |
Sixth-plate daguerreotype with applied color |
Studio |
unknown |
Photographer |
unknown |
Owner Regiment |
Regiment unknown |
Provenance |
According to the subject's daughter, this image of Archibald Gracie III was taken the year before the outbreak of hostilities. It may have been taken as early as 1850. |
People |
Gracie, Archibald, III |
Subjects |
Cased photographs civilians Daguerreotypes men Photographic studios Photographs |