Portrait of two men

Book TitlePortrait of two men

Exhibition TitlePortrait of two men

Artist William J. Shew (American, 1820 - 1903)

Dateca. 1851-1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 11/16 × 7 3/8 × 3/8 inches (11.91 × 18.75 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 4 11/16 × 3 5/8 × 5/8 inches (11.91 × 9.22 × 1.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2019.22.30

SignedStamped on mat recto, bottom: "WM SHEW SAN FRANCISCO."

InscribedLinen tape note included in case behind plate, in blue ink: "Gustav Schleicher on left / (Sam's father)"

MarkingsOn modern paper seal, in pencil: "Removed Modern Seal, Reglazed, / Sealed W/P-90 MDM OP KS 6-10"

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DescriptionImage of two men seated next to one another with legs crossed and hands in their laps. Their cheeks are colored a rosy hue. Their hair is parted on the side and falls below their ears. Each man is wearing a jacket with a vest, stand up collar, and bow tie. The man on the left has a full beard and wears a glove on one hand. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a paper-covered wooden case with gold tooling around the perimeter. The case (recto and verso) is embossed with an abstract design with an oval leaf pattern in the center.Provenance

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Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2019;
Given by The Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.

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