Mountain Man with Rifle

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 11/16 × 6 1/2 × 3/8 inches (9.37 × 16.51 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 11/16 × 3 3/16 × 5/8 inches (9.37 × 8.1 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.560

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DescriptionImage of a bearded man holding a rifle across his chest. He is seated and his finger is on the trigger. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case ("The Bird and the Grape Vine" motif) with an embossed red velvet liner.

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