Bird's-Eye View of Newport, Rhode Island

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (tray): 4 7/8 × 6 1/4 × 1/2 inches (12.38 × 15.88 × 1.27 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.480

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DescriptionImage of a town taken from a high vantage point; a church with a spire is on the far right edge of the frame. This half plate daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of the back try of leather covered case.

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