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Man With Hat

Artist Samuel L. Walker (American, 1802 - 1874)
Dateca. 1853
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (ninth): 2 1/2 × 2 inches (6.35 × 5.08 cm)
Case (open): 2 15/16 × 4 7/8 × 1/4 inches (7.46 × 12.38 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 2 15/16 × 2 3/8 × 5/8 inches (7.46 × 6.03 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.565
SignedInside case, center, embossed on liner: "BY / WALKER / POUGHKEEPSIE / N.Y."
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of man sitting backwards in a chair with his head lowered, wearing a wide brimmed hat. This ninth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with geometric design, gold tooling, and maker's id on red felt liner.
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