A (left): Two men lighting pipes; B (right): Two men with upraised glasses

Dateca. 1850-1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate: 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (closed): 4 7/8 × 3 15/16 × 1 inches (12.38 × 10 × 2.54 cm)
Case (open): 4 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 1/2 inches (12.38 × 20 × 1.27 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.67.A,B

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MarkingsLeft plate, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "NO PLATE MAKER'S MARKS / 2-PLY 100% RAG BOARD SPACER INSTALLED / BETWEEN PLATE & MAT, COVER GLASS REPLACED / SEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 4-24-2001 / 400-001-97"; Right plate, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "DOUBLE 40 PLATE MAKER'S MARK UPPER RIGHT CORNER (R.29) / 2-PLY 100% RAG BOARD SPACER INSTALLED / BETWEEN PLATE & MAT, COVER GLASS / REPLACED, SEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 4-24-2001 GSW @ KANSAS CITY MO. / 400-159-98"; Behind right plate, printed on paper liner, in black type: "LITTLEFIELD, PARSONS & CO. / MANUFACTURERS OF / Daguerreotype Cases. / L., P. & CO., / Are the sole Proprietors and only / legal Manufacturers of / UNION CASES, / WITH THE / Embracing Riveted Hinge. / Patented, / Oct. 14, 1856, & April 21, 1857."

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DescriptionOn the left: Image of two men dressed in suits lighting pipes.
On the right: Image of two men (same men as in left image) seated at a table with a bottle, raising their glasses to toast.
These two quarter plate daguerreotypes are housed in brass mats with nonpareil opening with simple dotted trim inside of a single Union case. The case is adorned with an image of cupid holding the horns of a wounded stag; flowers and birds surround them.Gallery Label

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These playful scenes, depicting two men posing with pipes and drinks, were originally conceived as a pair. At some point since their making, the two plates were separated and sold individually. Acquired for the collection from different sources in 1997 and 1998, the two daguerreotypes were reunited in what appears to have been their original presentation case.

Provenance

Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1997-98;

Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.

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