Untited (Portrait of a Man)
Artist
Jesse H. Whitehurst
(American, 1820-1875)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. mid-1840s
MediumDaguerreotype
Dimensions3 1/2 × 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm)
Signed"WHITEHURST" stamped in a brass mat at bottom center.
Credit LineGift of Christina and George Kemp
Object number2016.45.31
Not on view
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a young man in a leather case with double hook-and-eye closures. It is a fine example of a very early Whtiehurst daguerreotype.ProvenanceGeorge Kemp; gift to Chrysler Museum of Art, December 2016.
