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Man with owl

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 3/8 × 1/4 inches (9.22 × 16.21 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.22 × 7.95 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.24.30
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn new seal, in pencil: "Original intact paper seal removed / and glass replaced in 1998 by / GSW, Atlanta, Ga / glass replaced 8-14 by MDM / North Liberty / IA"
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DescriptionImage of man dressed in suit with tie, vest, and jacket seated next to owl perched on branch. The owl's eyes are colored gold. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in brass mat inside black leather case with side clasp and burgundy velvet liner.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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