Cigar maker

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.21 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 inches (9.21 × 8.26 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.548

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn modern paper seal, plate verso, in pencil: "NO PLATE MAKER'S MARKS / ORIGINAL INTACT PAPER SEAL REMOVED, 2-PLY 100% RAG BOARD SPACER INSTALLED BETWEEN PLATE AND MAT, COVER GLASS REPLACED, RESEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 1-23-1999 GSW"

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DescriptionImage of a man seated at a table while rolling cigars. He's wearing a vest and tie with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. His cheeks are colored a rosy hue and he wears a gold ring. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a full leather case with a rose motif and a red embossed velvet liner.

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