Moses Sperry Beach Holding a Copy of the "New York Sun"

Dateca. 1846-1851

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 7/16 × 5/16 inches (9.53 × 16.35 × 0.79 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 3/16 × 9/16 inches (9.53 × 8.1 × 1.43 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.450

Signednone

InscribedOn paper label housed loosely inside case, in black pen: "MOSES SPERRY BEACH / 1822-1892"

MarkingsOn modern paper seal, plate verso, in pencil: "NO PLATE MFGS MARKS / 400-48-96 / 100% RAG BOARD SPACER BETWEEN PLATE & MAT, REGLAZED, SEALED W/FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 9-21-2005 GSW"

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DescriptionImage of a young man wearing a suit and holding an open newspaper in his left hand. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside a case with gold tooling and a floral motif and an embossed red velvet liner.Published References

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"Moses Sperry Beach," National Cyclopedia of American Biographies, vol. 13 (New York: J. T. White, 1892): 329.

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