Youth in Revolutionary War Clothing

Artist Unknown

Dateca. 1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (10.8 x 8.26 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.452

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Description1/4 plate daguerreotype of a young man in Revolutionary War attire standing with proper left hand on a cloth-draped table with chair. He is holding a staff or weapon of some kind (?) in his proper right hand; housed in full leather case.

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