Portrait of Hesler’s Three Sisters
Artist
Alexander Hesler
(American, born Canada, 1823 - 1895)
Dateca. 1854
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 6 x 4 3/4 x 5/8 inches (15.24 x 12.07 x 1.59 cm)
Case open: 6 x 9 5/8 x 9/16 inches (15.24 x 24.45 x 1.43 cm)
Case open: 6 x 9 5/8 x 9/16 inches (15.24 x 24.45 x 1.43 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2013.9.7
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DescriptionHalf plate cased daguerreotype housed in oval brass mat with burgundy velvet liner which is embossed. Image of three women grouped tightly around a small table. Each is wearing a dress with a full skirt and their hair is parted in the center.
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