The Human Head Clamp

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 1/4 × 5/8 inches (9.37 × 8.26 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.54

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn plate verso, modern paper seal, in pencil: "NO PLATE MAKER'S MARKS / 2-PLY 100% RAG BOARD SPACER INSTALLED BETWEEN PLATE & MAT, COVER GLASS REPLACED, SEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90TAPE 7-24-2001 GSW"

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DescriptionImage of two children (a boy and a girl) holding hands; a woman, who is cropped at the shoulders, is standing behind the girl with her hands on either side of the child's head. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with a Thistle Motif and an embossed red velvet liner.

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