Stagecoach Scene

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 6 1/2 × 3 5/8 × 3/8 inches (16.51 × 9.21 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/4 × 3 5/8 × 5/8 inches (8.26 × 9.21 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.485

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn modern paper seal, plate verso, in pencil: "DOUB / [image] / 40 / PLATE MARK / (R.2) / REMNANTS OF ORIG. PAPER SEAL REMOVED, GLASS REPLACED, RESEALED 10-25-1989. PLATE NOT CLEANED GSW / PROBABLY A NEW JERSEY LOCATION"

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DescriptionImage of a horse-drawn wagon with numerous passengers outside of a brick building. A group stands in the doorway and a man leans out on the sill of a second story window. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a scalloped brass mat inside of an embossed case with gold tooling and a red velvet liner with a rose motif.

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