Portrait of a man

Artist Edwin Church (American, active ca. 1843 - 1854)

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 1/2 × 7 5/8 × 1/4 inches (11.43 × 19.37 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (11.43 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4799

SignedSigned on plate recto, right edge, etched in plate: "Edwin Church Dgpst"

InscribedPaper label on bottom edge of case, in period hand, in black pen: "John...[torn label]...when at Louisvi [torn, likely reads "Louisville"]".

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DescriptionImage of a man with glasses wearing a dark suit with vest and bow tie. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with floral motif and pink silk liner.

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