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Jabez Ellis (1765-1852)

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1850

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-1 [Drawer 41 in old database]

GUSN

GUSN-253940

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Description

Portrait of Jabez Ellis (88) taken shortly before his death. Ellis has a powerful facial expression and holds a walking stick. This plate is housed with D.6.051.

Details

Descriptive Terms

elderly
costume (mode of fashion)
portraits
men (male humans)
portrait format
standing
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

(verso) cleaned by baldwin coolidge 410a boylston st. boston, mass [...] dec. 12, 1916

Additional Identification Number

DagID 68

Physical Description

1 daguerreotype

Collection Code

PC005

Collection Name

Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

Reference Code

PC005.D06.052

Image Dimensions

3 1/4 x 2 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Dimensions

3 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/4 (HxWxD)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary E. Howe

Record Details

Material Type

daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-1 [Drawer 41 in old database]

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