Man with violin

Artist Unknown

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (13.97 x 11.43 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4821

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DescriptionImage of a man, seated, holding a violin and bow. This half-plate daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of a dark maroon leather-covered case embosed with "The Lyre Memorial" design on the lid with decorative gold tooling on the rails and a red velvet liner embossed with a scroll motif.

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