Sandy Gulch, California
Book TitleSandy Gulch, California
Exhibition TitleSandy Gulch, California
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1854
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 4 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches (11.43 × 13.97 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/2 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.13 × 15.24 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 6 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 15.24 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/2 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.13 × 15.24 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 6 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 15.24 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4843
Signednone
InscribedInscribed inside tray behind plate, in period hand, in black ink: "By / L.H Kerfoot / Sandy Gulch / California / March 1854"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a small cluster of buildings; a fenced-in area lower left, and tall trees in the background. Some figures and a horse appear to be standing in the grass outside the largest building. This half plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat with a red velvet embossed liner inside of a decorative leather covered wooden case; the case is embossed with a pedestal vase with flowers motif and gold tooling along the perimeter.
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