Man with Leopard Skin
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 inches (12.07 × 19.05 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 4 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 inches (12.07 × 19.05 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.89
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DescriptionImage of a man seated beside a leopard's skin; the leopard is posed with its open mouth around the man's leg. The man is wearing a puffy polka dot blouse, pants which end just below his knee, and sandals. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a full leather case with an embossed burgundy velvet liner.
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