Daguerreotypist in his Studio

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (tray only): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 8.26 × 0.95 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.1

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DescriptionImage of a man seated in profile facing a window. He's visible through an open doorway with chairs lined up against the wall and framed photographs hanging above. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside the back tray of a brown leather case.Provenance

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Purchased from Joseph Dasta, Rochester, NY, by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO;
Given by Hallmark Cards Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.

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