Man Wearing Plumed Hat and Ethnic Dress

Dateca. 1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 7/8 × 7 × 3/8 inches (9.84 × 17.78 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 7/8 × 3 1/2 × 3/4 inches (9.84 × 8.89 × 1.91 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.489

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Inscribednone

MarkingsPrinted on liner in case, behind plate, in black type: "GENUINE UNION CASE, / Improved. / S. PECK'S PATENT / Aug. 7th, 1855. / Assigned to S. Peck. / S.PECK'S PATENT / Feb. 5th. 1856."

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DescriptionImage of a man seated in a chair wearing a vest, breeches, shoes with buckles, and a plumed hat. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a decorative union case with an embossed burgundy velvet liner.

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