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Tightrope Walker

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/4 inches (13.97 × 10.8 cm)
Case (open): 6 1/4 × 10 3/8 × 1/2 inches (15.88 × 26.35 × 1.27 cm)
Case (closed): 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 7/8 inches (15.88 × 13.34 × 2.22 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2005.37.15
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionHalf plate daguerreotype in full thermoplastic case.
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