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The Daguerreotypist
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The Daguerreotypist

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/4 inches (13.97 × 10.8 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 1/2 inches (15.24 × 24.13 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 3/4 inches (15.24 × 12.07 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.287
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a man standing next to a camera on a tripod. He wears a long jacket with a vest, tie, and pinstriped pants. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with an embossed purple velvet liner.Provenance
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
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