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Girl Resting Head on Table

Artist Marcus Ormsbee (American, active 1850s)
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.23 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 11/16 × 6 1/2 × 3/8 inches (9.37 × 16.51 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 11/16 × 3 3/16 × 1/2 inches (9.37 × 8.1 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2005.37.131
SignedOn mat recto, lower right corner, stamped: "ORMSBEE."
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a young girl seated with her head resting on her arm on a draped table. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with a geometric motif and an embossed red velvet liner.
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