George Johnson's Daguerreian Rooms, San Francisco, California

Former TitleSan Francisco Streetscape: Johnson's Daguerrean Rooms

Book TitleJohnson's Daguerreian Rooms, San Francisco, California

Exhibition TitleGeorge Johnson's Daguerreian Rooms, San Francisco, California

Attributed to George H. Johnson (American, 1823 - ca. 1880s)

Dateca. 1854-1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (whole): 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (16.51 × 21.59 cm)
Case (open): 14 × 8 15/16 × 1/2 inches (35.56 × 22.68 × 1.27 cm)
Case (closed): 7 × 8 15/16 × 7/8 inches (17.78 × 22.68 × 2.21 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.354

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DescriptionImage of a retail street corner with three men standing on sidewalk beside a horse drawn carriage and street light. A large skylight appears left of center and handpainted signs above the awnings read "Johnson's Daguerrean Rooms" and "Drugs & Medicine". This whole plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a leather-covered case with an embossed burgundy velvet liner. The case is decorated with ornamental designs.Provenance

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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