[Sergeant, 7th New York State Militia]

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • [Sergeant, 7th New York State Militia]
Date1847–1851
MediumDaguerreotype with applied color in leather case
DimensionsImage (At open): 3 1/2 × 2 9/16 in. (8.9 × 6.5 cm)
Closed (Case): 4 11/16 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 in. (11.9 × 9.6 × 1.6 cm)
Open (Case): 4 11/16 × 7 9/16 × 1/2 in. (11.9 × 19.2 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Randy Allen, Anthony Duenner, Pedro Frommer, Bobby Gerry, Craig Massey, and John Wombwell in honor of Jimmy Batista, Adam Brock, and Ed Hertzog at "One Great Night in November, 2014"
Object number2014.842
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Daguerreotypes—the earliest type of photograph—were
introduced in 1839, spread around the world, and remained popular in America
through the 1850s, often as treasured keepsakes of far-away loved ones. The
young man with noble bearing portrayed in this daguerreotype was a sergeant in
the 7th New York Militia, sometimes called the “silk stocking regiment” because
it included so many members of New York’s social elite. The hand-colored gold
buttons and insignia of his jacket add flash alongside his snow-white sashes
and gloves. In this keepsake, the upright bearing of the sitter in his finest
military fashion is beautifully rendered by the finest quality daguerreotype.




Provenance[Unidentified dealer]; [George S. Whiteley, Atlanta, c. 1981]; purchased by MFAH, 2014.
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