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recto image overall
"Two-Headed" Man
recto image overall
recto image overall

"Two-Headed" Man

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.373
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionMultiple exposure image made to resemble a man with two heads. He's dressed in a suit jacket with collared shirt and bow tie. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a decorative brass mat inside of a case with The Morning Glory motif and an embossed red velvet liner.
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