J. S. Boyd and Mr. Strandley with Flute and Sheet Music

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 1/4 × 3/8 inches (9.21 × 15.88 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.21 × 7.94 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.113

Signednone

InscribedOn paper liner, in tray behind plate, in pencil: "J.S. Boyd / + / --Strandley / at / Berea Ohio / 1857 / students / Baldwin [? possibly "University"]".

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DescriptionImage of two seated men dressed in suits. One is wearing a light-colored top hat and holding an open book. The other is holding a flute. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed inside a brass mat inside of a decorative case with an embossed orange velvet liner.

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