Man with Sewing Machine

Dateca. 1850-1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 2 3/4 × 3 1/4 inches (6.99 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 6 3/8 × 3 3/4 × 1/4 inches (16.19 × 9.53 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/8 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (7.94 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.437

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DescriptionImage of a man seated between two tables - on the left is a mechanism resembling a small sewing machine with a large spool of thread, on the right are hand tools displayed on a three-tiered stand. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat with rounded corners inside of a case with gold tooling and a burgundy velvet liner.

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