Chimney Sweep

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 7.94 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.434

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn paper tape, plate verso, in pencil: "new glass 12/90"

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DescriptionImage of man wearing a soiled suit and tie with a tattered hat. He holds a cigar in his mouth and is seated with his legs crossed. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat with rounded corners inside of a case with an embossed floral motif and a pink silk liner.

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