Blacksmith with Raised Hammer
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 1/2 × 3/8 inches (9.21 × 16.51 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 1/2 inches (9.21 × 8.26 × 1.27 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 3/8 inches (9.21 × 16.51 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 1/2 inches (9.21 × 8.26 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.80
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DescriptionImage of a bearded man standing in front of his anvil with a raised hammer in one hand and a piece of metal in the other. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of a decorative brown case with an embossed red velvet liner.
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