Lowell, Massachusetts, Market Day

Artist George Kendall Warren (American, 1824 - 1884)

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 11/16 × 7 3/8 × 3/8 inches (11.91 × 18.73 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 11/16 × 3 5/8 × 5/8 inches (11.91 × 9.21 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.600

Signednone

InscribedIn tray, on original paper seal, in black pen: "3."

MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "Daguerreotype taken by: George K. Warren / This image acquired directly from the George K. Warren Estate Leicester Warren, Greensboro, NC. / Original partially intact paper seal removed plate cleaned with a dilute solution of thiourea-phosphoric acid, resealed mat replaced cover glass replaced, resealed with filmoplast p-90 tape. GSW, ATLANTA, GA. 8.23.1993."

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DescriptionImage of a street lined with a row of multistory buildings. People, horses, and carriages fill the street. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a leather covered case with an oval motif and an embossed red velvet liner.

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