Portrait of a man with book

Attributed to William J. Shew (American, 1820 - 1903)

Dateca. 1851

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.51 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (9.53 × 7.95 × 1.27 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2018.28.13

SignedOn paper label lining tray behind plate, center, upside down, in black type: "WM. SHEW, / [mi]niature Case Maker, / AND DEALER IN / [dag]uerreotype Apparatus and / Materials, / COURT STREET, / ...the Head of Hanover St. / BOSTON."

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DescriptionImage of man with rosy cheeks wearing vest, tie, and jacket. There is a book on the small round table where he rests his elbow and his hair is long enough to cover his ears. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a leather case (case attributed to William Shew) with a brass mat and pink silk liner.Provenance

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The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2018;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

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