Portrait of a man
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1840
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (ninth): 2 1/2 × 2 inches (6.35 × 5.08 cm)
Case (open): 5 1/2 × 2 5/16 inches (13.97 × 5.87 cm)
Case (closed): 2 3/4 × 2 5/16 inches (6.99 × 5.87 cm)
Case (open): 5 1/2 × 2 5/16 inches (13.97 × 5.87 cm)
Case (closed): 2 3/4 × 2 5/16 inches (6.99 × 5.87 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2014.31.53
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of man in profile with his chin resting on his hand. This ninth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an unadorned case with a brown velvet liner (no brass mat).
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