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Portrait of African American Man
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Portrait of African American Man

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.21 × 16.19 × 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 number2011.76.39
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of an African American man wearing a suit and tie while seated with book in hand. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of a brown case with an abstract design and an embossed red velvet liner.
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