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Four Children in Costume

Artist Oliver Benton Evans (American, active 1850s)
Dateca. 1853
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (whole): 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (16.51 × 21.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2005.37.120
InscribedHand-colored; stamped on mat: "EVENS [sic] BUFFALO."
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DescriptionHorizontal whole plate daguerreotype, nicely hand colored. In full leather case with detached front cover. Stamped on left side of mat: "EVENS (sic) BUFFALO". Stamp contains misspelling.
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