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The Pugilist

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (8.26 x 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.21 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (9.21 × 7.94 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.438
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a bare-chested man seated while holding up his fists. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat.
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