General Rufus Ingalls with Son and Servant

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 5/8 × 7 3/8 × 3/8 inches (11.75 × 18.73 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.76

Signednone

InscribedOn period note, housed behind plate in tray, in black pen: "Rufus Ingalls / Brig. Genl. / Chief Quartermaster."

MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper tape, in pencil: "No Plate Mfg's marks / P5.400.438.01 / 100% Rag Board Spacer between plate & mat, reglazed, sealed w/filmoplast P-90 tape 9-22-2005 GSW"; Tiny label adhered to case verso, in blue pen: "X-MW4690".

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DescriptionImage of man (General Rufus Ingalls) seated beside a young boy and another young man (lower right). This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with the Maiden with Cornucopia motif and an embossed purple velvet liner. Included is a period note identifying General Ingalls.Published References

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"Gen. Rufus Ingall's [sic] Funeral," New York Times (January 17, 1893): 6.

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