Man and Boy

Artist Unknown

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (10.8 x 8.26 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.589

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DescriptionImage of a man with his arm around an adolescent boy. The boy, wearing pants with suspenders and a tie, looks up at the man and grabs his lapel. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat.

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