Man with Quill Pen

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 1/2 × 3/8 inches (15.24 × 24.13 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 3/4 × 3/4 inches (15.24 × 12.07 × 1.91 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.433

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn paper liner, behind plate, center, in pencil: "case not / original to / image"

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DescriptionImage of a man, seated at table, writing with a quill pen. He's wearing a vest and tie with an open front patterned garment. This half plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with a Curved Diamond variant motif, gold tooling, and an embossed burgundy velvet liner.

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