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Dateca. 1852
Terms
  • Daguerreotypes
  • Metal
  • Photograph
  • Leather
  • United States
Dimensions9.52 × 7.62 × 0.64 cm (3 3/4 × 3 × 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Julia D. Wheeler (1953)
Object numberF2134C
DescriptionF2134c: photograph in tooled leather case with gilt edging. Embossed floral design. Two brass, hook clasps. Inside daguerreotype in gilt frame. Portrait of a man (Alfonzo Burgess?). Seems tinted. Red velvet cover facing image.