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Portrait of a sailor

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 1/4 × 1/4 inches (9.22 × 15.88 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (9.22 × 7.95 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.341
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionSixth plate cased daguerreotype of a man with neck beard wearing a cap with a small brim and a double breasted coat which is buttoned up with his hand tucked inside. Housed in brass mat with red velvet embossed liner inside brown leather case. The case depicts a bird with wings spread and talons clasped to branch with leaves and grapes hanging from it.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
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