Title:
[John Frederick Morse]
Creator/Contributor:
Johnson, G.H. (George Howard) (ca. 1823-),
American, photographer (photographer)
Date:
[1852]
Identifier:
DAG-0267
Format:
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; sixth plate, visible image 2 1/2 x 2 in.
Content/Description:
Waist-length portrait, seated, with left arm resting on back of chair, right hand resting in his lap; short hair, partial
beard, no mustache.
Date Note:
Date based upon street address on case pad.
Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material:
Embossed in velvet case pad: GEO. H. JOHNSON / 83 J St. / SACRAMENTO.
Image Package Note:
Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Mat: decorative oval. Preserver: decorative, with holly leaf
motif.
Case or Exterior Container Note:
Type: case. Motif: floral (front), geometric (back), thin gold border around edge of case front and back. Material: leather
over wood. Dimensions: 3 ¾ x 3 ¼ in. Pad: embossed reddish purple velvet.
General Administrative Note:
DAGUERREOTYPE-V: MORSE, JOHN FREDERICK
Alternative Form:
Copy prints available for viewing filed in the Portrait File under "Morse, John Frederick"; accession numbers 1990-1413 and
1994-0193 through 1994-0198.
Negatives, No. 22,449 (4x5 in.) B/W (1990-1413) B/W; negative numbers 24,118a-h B/W, color, and color transparencies.
Subjects:
Morse, John Frederick--Portraits.
Young adults.
Pioneers--California.
Men.
Genre/Format:
Portraits.
Daguerreotypes.