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Man in Casual Pose

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 1/8 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 15.56 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1/2 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2005.37.89
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn modern paper seal, behind plate, in pencil: "ORIGINAL INTACT PAPER SEAL REMOVED 2-PLY 100% RAG BOARD SPACER INSTALLED BETWEEN PLATE & MAT COVER GLASS REPLACED SEALED W/FILMOPLASTP-90 TAPE 3-11-2002 GSW ATLANTA, GA / SCOVILL'S NO2 PLATE MFG MARK UPPER R CORNER (R.46B)"
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DescriptionImage of a man wearing a top hat sitting sideways in a chair with one leg propped up on an upholstered ottoman. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a decorative case with a pink silk liner.
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