Delivery Boy with Parcel

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 1/4 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 15.88 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 7.94 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.436

Signednone

InscribedOn paper tray liner, behind plate verso, in pencil: "Joe Lee / Long Island / W.S.W."

MarkingsOn paper seal, plate verso, in pencil: "NO PLATE MAKER'S MARKS / COVER GLASS REPLACED, SEAL W/FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 7-24-2001 GSW"

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DescriptionImage of a young man (with slight smile) holding a paper wrapped parcel tied with string; a return address label is adhered to the front. He's wearing a dark suit and tie with a straw hat. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a stamped brass mat with rounded corners inside of a case with an embossed image of a bird perched on a branch with gold tooling and a red velvet liner that is embossed with a floral design.

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