Untitled (Portrait of a Man with a Moustache)
Artist
W.A. Retzer
(American)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1845
MediumDaguerreotype
Dimensions3 1/2 × 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm)
Signed"W. A. RETZER / DAGUERREOTYPIST / CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA." imprinted on velvet cushion
Credit LineGift of Christina and George
Object number2016.45.27
Not on view
DescriptionYoung gentleman with a moustache, wearing a dark suit with a vest and white shirt. The leather case has a single hook-and-eye closure and features a design of a bird with flowers contained in a scroll border. The original spine of the case is intact.ProvenanceGeorge Kemp; gift to Chrysler Museum of Art, December 2016.
