Two Seated Men

Artist Jeremiah Gurney (American, 1812 - 1886)

Artist Charles D. Fredricks (American, 1823 - 1894)

Dateca. 1853

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Framed: 9 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 1 3/8 inches (24.77 × 21.59 × 3.49 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.109

SignedOn paper label, on frame backing board, in black type: "J. GURNEY & C.D. FREDRICKS, / PHOTOGRAPHISTS / 46 RUE BASSE DU REMPART, PARIS / No. 349 BROADWAY, NEW-YORK. / PHOTOGRAPHS taken from Miniature to SIZE OF LIFE, surpassing in accuracy, color, and finish, / the finest oil paintings on ivory or canvas. / [illeg. paper cut off] Print, 96 Walker Street"

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DescriptionImage of two seated men wearing suits with jacket, vest, and tie. The bearded man on the left has one arm outstretched behind the other man. This half plate daguerreotype is housed in an ornate brass mat inside of the original, in period, wall framewall hanging frame with a paper label of J. Gurney and C.D. Fredricks on the backing board.

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