Portrait of a man and attendant
Book TitlePortrait of a man and attendant
Exhibition TitlePortrait of two men
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Framed: 4 7/8 × 4 3/8 × 3/8 inches (12.38 × 11.11 × 0.95 cm)
Framed: 4 7/8 × 4 3/8 × 3/8 inches (12.38 × 11.11 × 0.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2005.37.103
Signednone
MarkingsOn modern paper seal, plate verso, in pencil: "40 PLATE MAKER'S MARK UPPER RIGHT CORNER", "CONSERVATION: 11/11/1996 / GSW ATLANTA, GA."
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DescriptionImage of a seated man next to a standing man of Asian descent. The seated man has a neckbeard and wears a suit with jacket, vest, and tie. The standing man wears a long garment that falls down to his boots and a buttoned jacket. This sixth plate uncased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat and presented in thermoplastic wall frame.
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