The Multi-Instrumentalist

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (tray): 3 11/16 × 3 3/16 × 3/8 inches (9.37 × 8.1 × 0.95 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.116

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn case verso, green circular sticker, in black pen: "116"

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DescriptionImage of a man shown holding a viola with a flute and clarinet on the table beside him. In his other hand he holds a pen to paper. He's dressed in a suit with a large bow tie and sits with his legs crossed. This sixth plate partially cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of the back tray of a case with an abstract motif.

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