Unidentified Native Americans
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Case (open): 7 1/2 × 4 5/8 × 3/8 inches (19.05 × 11.75 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 inches (9.21 × 11.75 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 7 1/2 × 4 5/8 × 3/8 inches (19.05 × 11.75 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 inches (9.21 × 11.75 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.74
Signednone
InscribedOn paper note, behind plate verso, in black pen: "Shawnee Indians"
MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "NO PLATE MAKERS MARKS / PLATE CLEANED WITH A DILUTE SOLUTION OF THIOUREA/PHOSPHORIC ACID, COVER GLASS REPLACED, RESEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 11/11/1996 GSW ATLANTA, GA."
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of three men and what appears to be a young girl standing beside the group. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with the Kevin's Bouquet motif and an embossed red velvet liner.A period note is housed behind the plate and identifies the sitters as Shawnee Indians.
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