Portrait of a man
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1840-1842
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 7 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 1/4 inches (19.05 × 7.95 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.22 × 7.95 × 1.6 cm)
Case (open): 7 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 1/4 inches (19.05 × 7.95 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.22 × 7.95 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2019.22.35
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn modern paper seal, in pencil: "PLATE CORNERS INTACT / IMAGE RESEALED 7-5-97 MSK / LCC&Ce 40 / C. 1842"
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DescriptionImage of a seated man. His hair is parted on the side and covers the tops of his ears. He wears a jacket with a vest, stand-up collar, and bow tie. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a gold-colored paper mat (no preserver) inside of a vertical-opening wooden case with a brown velvet liner (and detached lid).ProvenanceHall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2019;
Given by The Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 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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