Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object |
Daguerreotype |
Photographer |
Easterly, T. M |
Date |
1851 |
Print size (inches) |
3.25" x 4.25" (1/4 plate) |
Description |
Daguerreotype of General Ethan Allen Hitchcock, profile of his left side. Dressed in military coat with epaulets on shoulder. Marked along bottom edge, "T. M. Easterly, daguerrean, St. Louis, Mo." Paper attached to inside cover with note in ink, "Aunt Martha's favorite picture of the General, the one she thought best of him. / Genl. Ethan Allen Hitchcock Grandson of Col. Ethan Allen. A.D.C." Fully cased in a wooden case covered with brown leatherette. Covers have two lines as a border near the edges. Inside is another border with flowers inside of it. Pale yellow (faded, originally red) velvet cushion inside cover. Two brass clasps on the side. |
Related People |
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen |
Credit line |
Gift of Miss Anna de Camp Camacho |
Catalog Number |
A2208.2 |