Mason

Dateca. 1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.51 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.112

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DescriptionImage of a seated man dressed in a feathered hat with full regalia which is colored gold. He holds a small ceremonial mallet in one hand. A pedestal lower left reads "Chapman". This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a decorative case with an embossed orange velvet liner.

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