Man with Hammer and Nail
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (9.53 × 7.94 × 1.27 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (9.53 × 7.94 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.82
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DescriptionImage of a man holding a hammer in one hand and a nail up the wall in the other. This sixth plate cased daugerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with an embossed dark red velvet liner.
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