Portrait of lepidopterist
date: label: Date made
content: ca 1840-1860
notes: label: Description
content: Occupational portraits, like this one of a lepidopterist with his butterfly net and butterflies, circa 1840-1860, are common throughout the history of photography. Workers often choose to be photographed wearing their business suits or uniforms holding the tools of their trade indicating the importance of work in their lives, and leaving a lasting record of their daily labor.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Butterflies
label: Subject
content: Portraits
label: Subject
content: Men
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PG.67.51
label: catalog number
content: 67.51
label: accession number
content: 1995.0047
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Photograph
label: Object Name
content: daguerreotype
label: Other Terms
content: Photograph; Photograph; Daguerreotype
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, copper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9.5 cm x 8 cm x 1.5 cm; 3 3/4 in x 3 5/32 in x 19/32 in