Historic New England

Portrait of Lemuel Shaw, seated on a chair, facing right, location unknown, ca. 1866

Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is shown in the image. Sobieszek and Appel # 11.

Date: ca. 1866

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253679

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.006

Mrs. G. (?) W. Pratt

Portrait of a Mrs. G.W. Pratt (1817-1887) a popular actress who settled in Boston, in fancy dress, lace hair ornament and holding a wild rose. Previously misidentified as Mrs. James R. Vincent, an actress in Boston. Similar to a daguerreotype held by the MFA. Gift of Mrs. Charles Harrington.

Date: ca. 1854

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253680

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.007

James Perkins House

house of James Perkins, built around 1792; framed in velvet

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253681

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.008

James Perkins House

house of James Perkins, built around 1792; framed inn velvet

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253682

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.009

Jared Sparks

Mature man with unkempt hair and black cravat, white shirt, dark coat. Daguerreotype by Josiah Johnson Hawes, 1879.

Date: ca.1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253683

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.010

Cornelia Walter (Mrs. Wm. B. Richards)

Elegant portrait of Mrs. Richards (Cornelia Walter) with chignon, off the shoulder décolleté dress and long earrings.

Date: 1850s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253684

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.011

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Franklin Pierce, facing left, location unknown, ca. 1860

Franklin Pierce, the U.S. President from 1853-1857, poses for this formal portrait.

Date: ca. 1860

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253685

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.012

Infant in upholstered chair

beautiful portrait of infant seated on an elaborate upholstered chair; hand of nearby adult is visible at right

Date: 1850s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253686

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.013

Unidentified elderly man

Damaged portrait of a seated elderly man with side table. This plate does not have the markings of Southworth and Hawes.

Date: 1850s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253687

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.014

Unidentified elderly man

Badly-deteriorated portrait of an elderly man. It does not appear to be Southworth and Hawes because it does not have the same crimping marks as other S & H plates.

Date: 1850s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253688

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.015

Daniel Webster

Vignette portrait of abolitionist Daniel Webster (1782-1852) who posed at least 3 times for prominent daguerreotypists Albert Southworth and Josiah Hawes. Given by George Eastman House to replace missing plate of R.W. Emerson (1979). Sobieszek and Appel # 19 & 20.

Date: ca. 1840

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253689

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.016

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Horace Mann, facing left, location unknown, ca. 1853

American educator Horace Mann is seen in this portrait on the eve of assuming the presidency of Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Sobieszek and Appel #7.

Date: ca. 1853

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253690

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.017

Unidentified man with curly hair

Man in 50s with curly hair and dark coat. A comment on the verso notes that "A line down the right edge indicates that this may be a copy daguerreotype."

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253691

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.018

Portrait of Commodore Charles Morris, seated on a chair, facing right, looking front, location unknown, ca. 1850

Commodore Morris served on the U.S.S. Constitution during the War of 1812 and later was a Naval Commissioner.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253692

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.019

Funerary monument by Margaret Foley, Magoun Row, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.

An image of a funerary monument by Margaret Foley, Magoun plot, Fir Avenue, Mount Auburn Cemetery, showing a stone monument which depicts a drapery-clad woman kneeling with her arm around girl, both with solemn expressions. Sobieszek and Appel #103. The Mount Auburn Cemetery straddles the town line ...

Date: 1846-1861

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253693

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.020

Unidentified man in overcoat

Man (50s) with dark cravat and overcoat.

Date: ca.1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253694

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.021

Unidentified man in military uniform

Man (50s) with military uniform.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253695

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.022

Sculpture of General Joseph Warren, by Henry Dexter

Statue depicting General Joseph Warren (1741-1775) by Henry Dexter erecter at Bunker Hill Monument to commemorate Dr. Warren's role as a volunteer in the the battle. (Sobieszek and Appel #104)

Date: ca. 1857

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253696

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.023

Engraving after Domenichino's "Diana and Her Nymph"

Photographic copy of an engraving, possibly depicting Diana and her companions after the hunt. In the foreground female archers at contest, in the distance are female wrestlers, female hunters with their prey, etc. The original painting is in Galleria Borghese, Rome.

Date: ca. 1848

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253697

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.024

Engraving after Raphael's Sistine Madonna (with Saints Sixtus and Barbara)

Photographic copy of an engraving depicting a Madonna and child with attendants, after Raphael. The original painting is in the Gemaldegalerie, Dresden.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253698

Ref. Code: PC005.D01.025

Franklin Haven (1804-1893)

Man in his 40s with curled bangs, dark cravat, coat and patterned waistcoat. Similar to D.2.046 and D.2.048. Possibly by partnership of Albert Litch and J.A. Whipple, 1844-1846.

Date: ca. 1845

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253750

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.047

Franklin Haven

Man in his 40s with dark cravat, coat and patterned waistcoat. Similar to D.2.046, D.2.047. Partnership of Albert Litch and J.A. Whipple, 1844-1846.

Date: ca. 1845

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253751

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.048

Charles Lee Fullam (?)

Mr. Fullam (Charles Lee Fullam?) as an old man. Great great grandfather of Fiske Kimball.

Date: 1850s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253752

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.049

Unidentified man

Man (40s) with dark cravat and coat.

Date: 1850s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253753

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.050

Bald man with spectacles

Portrait of a bald, middle-aged man with spectacles. Whipple, a leading Boston photographer, was one of the first to practice daguerreotypy in the United States.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253754

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.051

Unidentified man

Middle aged man with melancholic expression.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253755

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.052

James Sullivan Noyes

Man with beard and spectacles.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253756

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.053

Captain Edward Casey (?)

Captain Edward Casey with military uniform with left hand placed over chest beneath jacket.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253757

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.054

General Thomas Lincoln Casey

general Thomas Lincoln Casey with military uniform posed with arms folded across chest

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253758

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.055

Unidentified man

man (30); Whipple, a leading Boston photographer, was one of the first to practice daguerreotypy in the United States

Date: 1850s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253759

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.056

Unidentified boy

Boy (12) with outerwear.

Date: ca. 1860

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253760

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.057

Unidentified man with top hat and gloves

A man (35), dressed in fine clothing and holding a top hat and gloves.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253761

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.058

Unidentified man with spectacles

Middle-aged man with spectacles.

Date: 1850s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253762

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.059

Member of Cutting family (?)

Man with expressive eyes, possible member of Cutting family. From the Sears collection.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253763

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.060

Unidentified man

Portrait of man in chair. Oversized frame; in extremely poor condition.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253764

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.061

Two women of Hurd or Codman family (?)

Two young women, probably of the Hurd/Codman family. Image by pioneer New York daguerreotypist, Mathew B. Brady, who later sponsored photography of the Civil War. Gift of John Codman Sr.

Date: ca. 1854

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253766

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.063

James Henry Jewett (Professor and Captain)

Jewett, professor (and captain?) as a young man, with black cravat, vest and jacket and seated on upholstered chair. Oversize case. From the Jewett House collection.

Date: 1840s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253767

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.064

Mary van Voorlis Robinson

mature woman with bonnet, brooch, lace collar, dark dress; bonnet and fabric which drapes over table tinted in pink; brooch and wedding band tinted in gold

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253768

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.065

Mary van Voorlis Robinson

mature woman with bonnet, plaid collar and brooch, dark dress, chain at midriff; probably half plate image

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253769

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.066

Men standing near fence

very damaged view of two men standing in front of a high fence, both wearing dark coats and dark top hats; man at right holds reigns of horse

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253770

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.067

Eight men at work

very damaged group portrait of 8 men at work [some holding rifles ?]

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253771

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.068

Pioneer Market

Damaged image of two-story brick building with sign "pioneer market"; three men and a horse at lower level; two men stand on upper balcony.

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253772

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.069

Seated man with dark jacket and pants

man (30s) [possibly member of Codman/Bradlee family] seated with arm resting on side table, with dark jacket and pants with pattern fabric; image by John Plumbe Jr., a maverick daguerreotypist who operated an extensive chain during the 1840s

Date: 1840s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253773

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.070

Harvard Men (John Quincy Adams and Theodore Chase)

Group portrait featuring four young men, probably from Harvard College, standing with top hats on the occasion of their graduation. Theodore Chase is second from right. Another man may be John Quincy Adams.

Date: 1853

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253774

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.071

Painting or engraving of a man

photographic copy of a painting or engraving depicting a mature man, possibly a member of the Codman/Bradlee family

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253775

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.072

Samuel Westcott, Abby V. Westcott, and Edward V. Westcott

Samuel Westcott (58) flanked by his children [?], Abby (11) and Edward (9)

Date: 1849

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253776

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.073

George Barr and Elizabeth Lawrence (grandfather and grandmother Barr)

George Barr with dark cravat, waistcoat and coat and holding top hat, seated next to Elizabeth Lawrence with dress, gloves, bonnet and dark velvet shawl with fringe on their wedding trip. From Barrett House collection.

Date: ca.1860

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253777

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.074