The Cardplayer
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1848
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 3/8 inches (8.89 × 15.88 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (8.89 × 7.95 × 1.27 cm)
Case (open): 3 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 3/8 inches (8.89 × 15.88 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (8.89 × 7.95 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2018.49.12
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of young man seated at table holding playing cards in his right hand. He is dressed in a suit with a tie and his hair is parted on the side. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a brown leather case with a dark green velvet liner which is embossed with a leaf motif. The case has a single side clasp and is decorated with flowers on recto and verso.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2018;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
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