The Phrenologist

Dateca. 1850-1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 5/8 × 7 3/8 × 3/8 inches (11.75 × 18.73 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 9.21 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.94

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn plate verso, on paper seal, in black pen: "RESEALED NOV 12, 1995 BOUGHT AT AUCTION 800 GRANT B. ROMER CONNECTION"

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DescriptionImage of man sitting next to a bust that is labeled "PHRENOLOGY" at the base. The man's middle finger is pointing to the top of the cranium. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with a Maiden with Cornucopia motif and pink silk liner.

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