Precipice Peak, Colorado
Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist
Robert Shlaer
(American, born 1943)
DateJuly 16, 1996
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.66
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 667"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "Precipice Peak, CO / July 16, 1996 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, white label with red pen: "XIII 66";
On plate verso, upper left, in pencil: "4/2 / 8/96 / c-3";
On plate verso, upper right, in pencil: "666 / use in show";
On plate verso, lower right, in pencil: "667"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image of flat mountain peak against sky with forest below and evergreens on left in foreground.Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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Robert Shlaer
February 12, 1998
2015.67.51.115