Men's Clothing in the 1840s
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Abraham Lincoln in the 1840s-1860s
Joseph Smith died in 1844 and his association with daguerrotype photographer, Lucian Foster, was noted in his journal in 1844, so if my CDV is a duplication of the much purported daguerrotype of Joseph, it would be an image of a man wearing 1840s clothes.
Men’s wear Magazine 1840s: http://www.victoriana.com/Mens-Clothing/mens-clothing-1840.html
Seen below are verified images taken in the 1840s. It is clear, not only did popped down collars become a fad in the lifetime of Joseph Smith, he was depicted by a young artist, Frederick Hawkins Piercy, who stayed with Emma in Nauvoo for a time, as wearing the near exact same clothing as 1840s Illinois Man. I theorize the near exact hairstyle and clothing indicates Fredrick possibly saw my image... One image found in the MET gallery of the VERY first daguerreotype in American History (dated "1840") showing a man with the same collar and scarf, along with a salt water print from around 1843, also matching in style- seen below. It is definitely plausible Joseph would wear a popped up collar in 1842, but get updated in his fashion two years later, as he is running for President of the U.S. Spring 1844.
https://rsc-legacy.byu.edu/archived/joseph-and-hyrum-leading-one/prophet-statesman-joseph-smith-public-square
www.artsy.net/artwork/hill-and-adamson-john-stuart-wortley-2nd-baron-wharncliffe
https://archive.org/stream/mormonsorlatterd00mackrich/mormonsorlatterd00mackrich#page/123/mode/1up
www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/oliver-cowdery?highlight=Oliver%20Cowdery
www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2005.100.75/
Men’s wear Magazine 1840s: http://www.victoriana.com/Mens-Clothing/mens-clothing-1840.html
Seen below are verified images taken in the 1840s. It is clear, not only did popped down collars become a fad in the lifetime of Joseph Smith, he was depicted by a young artist, Frederick Hawkins Piercy, who stayed with Emma in Nauvoo for a time, as wearing the near exact same clothing as 1840s Illinois Man. I theorize the near exact hairstyle and clothing indicates Fredrick possibly saw my image... One image found in the MET gallery of the VERY first daguerreotype in American History (dated "1840") showing a man with the same collar and scarf, along with a salt water print from around 1843, also matching in style- seen below. It is definitely plausible Joseph would wear a popped up collar in 1842, but get updated in his fashion two years later, as he is running for President of the U.S. Spring 1844.
https://rsc-legacy.byu.edu/archived/joseph-and-hyrum-leading-one/prophet-statesman-joseph-smith-public-square
www.artsy.net/artwork/hill-and-adamson-john-stuart-wortley-2nd-baron-wharncliffe
https://archive.org/stream/mormonsorlatterd00mackrich/mormonsorlatterd00mackrich#page/123/mode/1up
www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/oliver-cowdery?highlight=Oliver%20Cowdery
www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2005.100.75/
Abraham Lincoln lived in Illinois and was working in politics, in the 1840s, even was at the 1842 Extradition Trial (where he was acquitted for charges of a murder taking place in a different state, on a day hundreds saw him- NOT in Missouri...ahem). He is a perfect person to compare styles to.
In the 1840s, collars were no longer popped up, as they were in the 1830s, but were popped down slightly; soft scarves, double wrapped sometimes into a soft bowtie were common. By the 1850s, those soft scarves were replaced with flat stiff bowties and by the 1860s, bent down collars were VERY low on the neck, and bowties got MUCH smaller...
Above I compare Abraham Lincoln's changing styles between three different decades; this shows how quickly styles of ties and collars changed: in 1840s (left), 1854 (middle) and 1860. (right). http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html
mentalfloss.com/article/31357/24-vintage-photographs-abe-lincoln
In the 1840s, collars were no longer popped up, as they were in the 1830s, but were popped down slightly; soft scarves, double wrapped sometimes into a soft bowtie were common. By the 1850s, those soft scarves were replaced with flat stiff bowties and by the 1860s, bent down collars were VERY low on the neck, and bowties got MUCH smaller...
Above I compare Abraham Lincoln's changing styles between three different decades; this shows how quickly styles of ties and collars changed: in 1840s (left), 1854 (middle) and 1860. (right). http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html
mentalfloss.com/article/31357/24-vintage-photographs-abe-lincoln
Joseph Smith’s Vest
One of Joseph Smith's vests is in an Ensign Article, showing a near exact match to my 1840 Illinois Man, with the dark and light, horizontal stripes, cross striations in similar areas.: www.lds.org/ensign/1984/01/from-the-prophets-life-a-photo-essay?lang=eng
When Joseph Smith died, Emma Smith held on to most of his things, however one of his plural wives, Malissa Lott was given his vest. Malissa marched to Utah two years after his death, and it is currently at the Pioneer Memorial Museum, in Salt Lake City. I went there to study it a while back and hopefully will be able to share with you what I found, but as permissions were granted- and I made an agreement for it to be used in a paper- a professional analysis, for now, won't be on this website.
When Joseph Smith died, Emma Smith held on to most of his things, however one of his plural wives, Malissa Lott was given his vest. Malissa marched to Utah two years after his death, and it is currently at the Pioneer Memorial Museum, in Salt Lake City. I went there to study it a while back and hopefully will be able to share with you what I found, but as permissions were granted- and I made an agreement for it to be used in a paper- a professional analysis, for now, won't be on this website.
The Lapel, Matches Maudsley's Renditions of Joseph Smith
The work titled "The Two Martyrs"- shows matching lapels; both a simple notch (unlike his often depicted blue coat that has a double notch) and have a darker upper.
1840s Illinois Man CDV under very high contrast, showing his lapel has a darker upper and matched the jacket in "The Two Martyrs" drawing, but Sutcliffe Maudsley.
Engraving of Joseph Smith (sitting) attributed to Fredrick Piercey, showing a similar styled hair, popped down collar, dark double wrapped silk-like scarf- tied into a bow-tie.