A Showing of Daguerreotypes

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Case (open): 7 5/8 × 4 3/4 × 3/8 inches (19.37 × 12.07 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 12.07 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.127

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DescriptionImage of two men, seated across from each other at a small table with daguerreotypes displayed. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat with nonpareil opening inside of a traditional case with two hook-and-eye closures and an embossed red velvet liner.

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