Charles Calistus Burleigh

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

Dateca. 1843-1845

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 3/4 × 3/4 inches (15.24 × 12.07 × 1.91 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 1/2 × 9/16 inches (15.24 × 24.13 × 1.43 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.11

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DescriptionPortrait of a seated man with long hair and beard (Charles Calistus Burleigh), one hand holding a scroll of paper. This half-plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of an unadorned brown case with a dark purple velvet liner.

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