Young man with hat, cigar, and uncased daguerreotype of self

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 number2005.27.4689

InscribedInscribed with a stylus on the verso is: Stoughton / [18]47".

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DescriptionA young man in a top hat, smoking a cigar, and holding an uncased daguerreotype of himself in the top of his unbuttoned jacket. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of leather covered case and a red velvet liner, both embossed with a rose motif.

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