The Mesmerist

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 11/16 × 6 5/16 × 1/4 inches (9.37 × 16.03 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 11/16 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (9.37 × 7.94 × 1.27 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.95

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "PLATE MAKER'S MARKS / UPPER L CORNER "PECK'S PAT" UPPER R CORNER "APR 30, 1850" 2-PLY 100% RAG BOARD SPACER INSTALLED BETWEEN PLATE & MAT COVER GLASS REPLACED, SEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 2-21-2001GSW KANSAS CITY, MO."

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DescriptionImage of two seated men facing one another. The man on the right holds his right hand against the other man's forehead, his thumb between the man's eyes. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with The Grape Medallion motif and an embossed pink velvet liner.

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