Husband and Wife

Artist Van Loan & Mayall (American, active 1844 - 1846)

Dateca. 1845-1846

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (13.97 x 11.43 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.392

InscribedImpressed velvet liner reads: "Van Loan & Mayall."

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DescriptionImage of a man wearing a suit seated beside a woman wearing a bonnet. His left hand rests on her shoulder. This half plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat.Published References

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Léonie L. Reynolds and Arthur T. Gill, "The Mayall Story," History of Photography 9:2 (April-June 1985): 89-107.

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