Daguerreotype of a Young Man in a Blue Shirt - Maybe a Sailor
I have been told that the hat this young man is wearing is called a wheel cap or mechanics cap. I think the material is oil cloth. We have always thought of him as a sailor. There appears to be something nautical in his blue shirt, black scarf, and what appears to me to be a pea coat. If any of you know 19th century costumes we would be glad to have your input.
The tinting of his blue shirt, gold buttons on his cap, and his face and hands is very well done. The velvet pad and liner around the mat are a deep blue.
Daguerreotype of a Young Man in a Blue Shirt - Maybe a Sailor
I have been told that the hat this young man is wearing is called a wheel cap or mechanics cap. I think the material is oil cloth. We have always thought of him as a sailor. There appears to be something nautical in his blue shirt, black scarf, and what appears to me to be a pea coat. If any of you know 19th century costumes we would be glad to have your input.
The tinting of his blue shirt, gold buttons on his cap, and his face and hands is very well done. The velvet pad and liner around the mat are a deep blue.