Man in a Top Hat
Photograph
Black and white daguerreotype of a seated man wearing a silk top hat and smoking a cigar. The photograph is contained inside a leather case with a floral design with two latch hooks for closure. The left side interior of the case is padded with red velvet with a filigree design. The photograph has a thick pane of glass between it and the velvet.
1987.01.1818
Daguerreotype
Photograph Collection
circa 1840 - circa 1860
19th Century
Daguerreotype
Positive, Direct
Photograph
Graphic Documents
Documentary Objects
Category 08: Communication Objects
5 in
4 in
1 in
Dimensions are of the case containing the photograph
3
Case, glass, photograph
Inventory
Fair