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The Hunters

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1848-1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 4 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches (11.43 × 13.97 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/2 × 5 7/8 × 3/8 inches (24.13 × 14.92 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 5 7/8 × 3/4 inches (11.75 × 14.92 × 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.545
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DescriptionImage of five men seated with their firearms in hand, the horns of an animal rest on the floor near the lower right corner. This half plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a full leather case.
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