Daniel Webster Medallion

Artist John Adams Whipple (American, 1822 - 1891)

Date1852

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (ninth): 2 1/2 × 2 inches (6.35 × 5.08 cm)
Case (open): 6 5/8 × 2 7/8 × 3/8 inches (16.83 × 7.3 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/4 × 2 7/8 × 3/4 inches (8.26 × 7.3 × 1.91 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.290

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsIn case, white label, in black pen: "C.S / 3241"

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DescriptionImage of man (Daniel Webster) in three-quarter profile wearing jacket and tie. This ninth plate daguerreotype in brass medallion presentation is housed in original case with white silk liner and blue ribbon fragment.

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