Frontiersman

Artist Unknown

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (8.26 x 6.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4699

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DescriptionImage of a young man as a frontiersman with two cap and ball pistols and a hunting knife in his belt, and what appears to be a double-barreled shotgun to his left. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a leather covered case embossed with an oval motif and a deep maroon velvet liner embossed with an urn motif.

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