Captain George T. Rogers
Artist
T.W. Clark
(American)
CultureAmerican
Date1861
MediumSixth plate daguerreotype
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (8.3 x 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Louise Tucker Roper Challis Miller
Object number56.40.11
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a sixth plate daguerreotype in a lacquered case decorated with gilt and a basket of flowers. It is a portrait of Captain George T. Rogers, 1861, at age 30. He is turned in three quarter profile to the left. It was made before the Civil War.ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Louise Tucker Roper Challis Miller to the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences.
