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Three men with pump

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1850-1852
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 4 1/4 × 5 1/2 inches (10.8 × 13.97 cm)
Case (open): 9 5/8 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.46 × 15.24 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 6 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 15.24 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.349
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of three men wearing suits and hats standing behind a pump. The man in the center holds a component which appears to spray water while the other two hold onto the horizontal bar across the top of the pump. Their cheeks are colored a rosey hue. This hand-colored half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat with a burgundy velvet liner inside of a leather covered case with embossed flowers.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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