Locomotive (Adams Express)
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/4 inches (13.97 × 10.8 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 6 × 9/16 inches (12.07 × 15.24 × 1.43 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/2 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.13 × 15.24 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 6 × 9/16 inches (12.07 × 15.24 × 1.43 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/2 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.13 × 15.24 × 0.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.105
Signednone
InscribedOn sheet of paper inserted behind plate in case, in pencil: "Ms. Frank Ward Taken at Panama / - Locomotive and Machine - / BRANDT? on center of / first mirror [?]"
MarkingsOn modern paper seal, in pencil: "SCOVILL MFG CO. / EXTRA / PLATE MAKER'S MARK . UPPER LEFT CORNER / Original intact paper seal removed, cover glass / replaced, resealed with filmoplast P-90 tape / 9.26.1994 GSW ATLANTA, GA."
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DescriptionImage of a locomotive with two figures in the back. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a decorative brass mat inside of a case with an embossed red velvet liner.
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