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Man Picking Pears

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 11/16 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 inches (11.91 × 19.05 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 11/16 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (11.91 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.79
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn tray liner, in pencil and crossed out: "Dec 18 / 1854".
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DescriptionImage of a man holding a basket while bending down to pick a pear. There is a row of small fruit bearing trees and another figure in the background. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with an abstract motif and an embossed red velvet liner.
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