Carpenter with T-Square and Saw

Dateca. 1850

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 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.556

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn modern paper seal, behind plate, in pencil: "NO PLATE MAKER'S MARKS / 400-34-95 / INSTALLED 2-PLY, 100% RAG BOARD SEALER BETWEEN PLATE & MAT REPLACED COVER GLASS, SEALED W/FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 2-20-2001 GSW"

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DescriptionImage of a standing man holding a saw and T-square. He's wearing pants with a buttoned vest and a long jacket. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat without preserver inside of a case with a burnt orange velvet liner.

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