Tintype of Benjamin Archer Janvier
Wilmington, Delaware, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1860-1870
Measurements
2-7/8 in x 2-3/8 in x 9/16 in; (sight, 2 in x 1-1/2 in)
Materials
Glass gilded metal, thermoplastic, silk (velvet)
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Francis Hort Sharp
Accession Number
1981.268
Inscription
“Benjamin Janvier / Mother’s uncle” is written in pencil on one side of a slip of paper kept inside the case. “Benjamin Archer Janvier, / son of Thomas & Mercy Archer / Janvier. New Castle, Wilmington / Married Margaret Barr 1835” is in ink on the opposite side of the paper. The ink writing appears to be that of Margaret Janvier Hort.
Provenance
Ex coll. Margaret Janvier Hort
Comments
The tintype shows a gentleman from mid-torso up. He is balding and has a full beard and mustache. The tintype is enframed within a black molded thermoplastic case decorated with gilded guilloche bands. The inside of the hinged case cover is upholstered in a purple cut velvet.
An accompanying slip of paper identifies the sitter as Benjamin Archer Janvier (1808-1883). He was the great uncle of Margaret Janvier Hort and the son of Thomas and Mercy Archer Janvier. Benjamin married Margaret Barr (1807-1898) in 1835.
