Men Reading Newspaper

Dateca. 1843-1845

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 11/16 × 6 7/16 × 1/4 inches (9.37 × 16.35 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 11/16 × 3 3/16 × 1/2 inches (9.37 × 8.1 × 1.27 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.57

Signednone

InscribedIn case, on paper liner, behind plate, in pencil: "Mr (Mrs?) Dawson [?]"

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DescriptionImage of a man reading the newspaper as another man looks over his shoulder. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a pebbled brass mat inside of a case with The Delicate Roses Variant motif and a pink silk liner.

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