Two Men Playing Cards

Dateca. 1848

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.21 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 1/2 inches (9.21 × 8.26 × 1.27 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.68

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DescriptionImage of a pair of gentlemen wearing top hats, holding playing cards, and seated at a cloth-covered table. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with A Circle Motif and a purple silk liner.

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