Photographed by Scott Wolff. Scanned from a slide. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Portrait Of An Older Man In A U.S. Army Brigadier General Uniform

Artist Unknown

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1850s

MediumSixth plate daguerreotype

DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (7 x 8.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank

Object number96.31

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a dagguerrian portrait of an older man in an 1851 brigadier general Army uniform. This image is hand tinted with silver highlighting on the uniform. It has a brass mat and floral leather case. This is a sixth plate daguerreotype.

Exhibition History"20/20: Fashion in Photography," The Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, September 23, 1999 - January 2, 2000. "Mirror Images: Daguerre and the First Photographic Process," International Photography Hall of Fame & Museum, July 7 - October 1, 2001. Published ReferencesPHOTOGRAPHS, Christie's Sale Catalogue of October 3, 1996, Lot 6, p. 16 (not illustrated).