Dog on Wooden Bench
Artist
Unknown
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 × 1/2 inches (9.53 × 16.83 × 1.27 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 3/4 inches (9.53 × 8.57 × 1.91 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 5/8 × 1/2 inches (9.53 × 16.83 × 1.27 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 3/4 inches (9.53 × 8.57 × 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.78
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn paper liner, behind plate, in black type: "Littlefield, Parsons, and Co., / MANUFACTURERS OF / Daguerreotype Cases. / L., P. & Co. are the sole / Proprietors and only legal Manu- / facturers of UNION CASES, with the / Embracing Riveted Hinge. / Patented October 14, 1856, / and April 21, 1857."
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DescriptionImage of a dog laying on a blanketed wooden bench; his chin and paw extend past the bench. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a brown thermoplastic case with a floral basket motif and an embossed dark red velvet liner.
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