Portrait of a Couple

Artist Thomas Martin Easterly (American, 1809 - 1882)

Dateca. 1860

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate: 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 13/16 × 6 15/16 × 3/8 inches (9.68 × 17.62 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 13/16 × 3 1/2 × 3/4 inches (9.68 × 8.89 × 1.91 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4724

SignedStamped on mat recto, lower left corner: EASTERLY / ARTIST"; Stamped on mat recto, lower right corner: "ST. LOUIS".

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn tray behind plate, in black type: "GENUINE UNION CASE, / Improved. / S. PECK'S PATENT / Oct. 3d, 1854. / H. HALVERSON'S PATENT / Aug. 7th, 1855 / Assigned to S. Peck. / S. PECK'S PATENT. / Feb. 5th, 1856."

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DescriptionImage of a man seated next to a woman. The man is wearing a suit with vest and large bowtie. The woman is wearing a long dress with lace on the sleeves; her hair is parted in the center and covers her ears. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat with a dark purple embossed liner. The Union case depicts two figures on the front and grapes on the back.

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