Blacksmith

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.21 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.21 × 7.94 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.82

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DescriptionImage of a man holding a hammer in one hand and tongs in the other. He's wearing a rumpled work jacket whose top button is missing and is replaced with a pin and a striped shirt with rolled up sleeves. His tie is askew, his dark hat tilted. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of a case with a star motif and an embossed red velvet liner.

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