Portrait of a California gold miner
Book TitlePortrait of a California gold miner
Exhibition TitlePortrait of a California gold miner
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 6 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 1/4 inches (16.51 × 8.26 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1/2 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 1.27 cm)
Case (open): 6 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 1/4 inches (16.51 × 8.26 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1/2 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4599
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a miner seated with his hands in his lap and wearing a wide-brimmed hat. This sixth plate daguerreotype with hand-coloring in gold pigment is housed in a brass mat with a pink silk liner inside of a brown leather-covered case with side clasp.
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