Thomas Ustick Walter

Artist W. & F. Langenheim (American, active 1840-1874)

Dateca. 1846

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (10.8 x 8.26 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.389

InscribedImpressed velvet liner reads: "W & F Langenheim / Philadelphia / Exchange."

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DescriptionPortrait of a man (Thomas Ustick Walter) sitting with one hand resting on edge of table. He looks at the viewer with a furrowed brow. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat.

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