Portrait of a man on loveseat with dog

Book TitleMan seated on loveseat with dog

Exhibition TitlePortrait of a man seated with a dog

Artist Robert H. Vance (American, 1825 - 1876)

Dateca. 1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 7 5/8 × 4 3/4 × 3/8 inches (19.37 × 12.07 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 12.07 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.453

SignedOn velvet liner, center, embossed: "R.H. VANCE'S / PREMIUM DAGUERREAN GALLERIES / SAN FRANCISCO / SACRAMENTO / MARYSVILLE"

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn modern paper seal, in pencil: "NO PLATE MFG'S MARKS / REGLAZED, SEALED W/FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 9-21-2005 GSW"

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DescriptionImage of a bearded man seated on a settee with a dog resting his head on the man's lap. The man is dressed in a buttoned jacket and tie. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat with burgundy velvet liner inside of a brown leather-covered case with side clasp and gold tooling.

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