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Man Posed with Painting

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.21 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (9.21 × 7.94 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.43
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn plate verso, 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 W/FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 2-21-2001 GSW / 400-210-99"; On plate verso, center, white label, in black pen: "12799".
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DescriptionImage of a man seated next to a seemingly life-sized painting of a woman. The man is wearing a suit with tie; the woman is wearing a long-sleeved dress with a lace collar and brooch. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with Two Lilies Variant motif and an embossed burgundy velvet liner.
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