Black-face Minstrel

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.23 cm)
Case (open): 4 11/16 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 inches (11.91 × 19.05 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 11/16 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (11.91 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.91

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DescriptionImage of a (black-faced) minstrel with disheveled hair. The figure wears a long plain dress with a scarf loosely tied around the neck; the hands are held out in front with palms facing out. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with Johanna's Bouquet motif and an embossed burgundy velvet liner.

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