Cowing & Co., Seneca Falls, New York

Dateca. 1850-1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/2 × 6 × 1/2 inches (24.13 × 15.24 × 1.27 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 6 × 3/4 inches (12.07 × 15.24 × 1.91 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.107

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DescriptionAerial image of a manufacturing building with a sign reading "Cowing & Co."; it is surrounded by water. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a full leather case with a grape motif and an embossed pink velvet liner .Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Developing Greatness: The Origins of American Photography, 1839-1885. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 9 – December 30, 2007, no. 239.

Rotation 23. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, January 18 – May 28, 2017, no cat.

Provenance

John Delph, Ponte Vedra, FL by 1997;
Cosigned by John Delph to Fine Daguerreotypes, Exeter, NH by 1997;
Purchased from Fine Daguerreotypes by Hallmark Cards Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1997;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.

Published References

Keith F. Davis. The Origins of American Photography: from Daguerreotype to Dry-Plate, 1839-1885. With contributions by Jane L. Aspinwall. Kansas City, MO: Hall Family Foundation: in association with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2007, 130 (repro).

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