Baker with Basket of Buns

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 5/8 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.83 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 3/4 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 1.91 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.552

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DescriptionImage of a man wearing a suit with a wide brimmed hat, standing, and holding a basket of bread. His cheeks are colored a rosy hue. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a decorative brass mat inside of a Union Case ("The Beehive with Grain Border" motif) with an embossed burgundy velvet liner.

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