Two men holding hands
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 inches (11.75 × 19.05 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 4 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 inches (11.75 × 19.05 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.62
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn modern paper seals, in pencil: "DOUBLE [illustration of a lamb between 2 crescent moons] A GAUDIN 40 PLATE MFG'S MARK UPPER L. CORNER (RINHART 2) / REGLAZED, SEALED W/FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 12-12-2005. GSW / P5.400.350.01";
In tray behind plate, in pencil: "ex. Miserve [?] / collection".
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DescriptionImage of two men dressed in suits with ties facing one another and smiling. They are standing in profile and their cheeks are colored a rosy hue. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with a floral motif and an embossed red velvet liner.
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