Window Maker

Artist Unknown

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (8.26 x 6.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.561

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DescriptionImage of a man holding a window and a wooden mallet. He's wearing plaid pants with a satin vest, tie, and top hat. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an ornate elliptical brass mat inside of a leather covered case with an embossed delicate rose motif and a red silk liner.

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