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Unknown Maker, American

Portrait of a sleeping dog

Maker

Culture

American

Title

Portrait of a sleeping dog

Year

mid 1800s

Medium

daguerreotype

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

daguerreotype

Materials

copper

Supports

thin copper plate

Dimensions

Plate: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

46.069

Type

Photographs

Exhibition History

Early Exposures

19th-Century Photography from the Collection

Mar 13, 2015 – Jul 19, 2015

Label copy

Daguerreotypes (1839-1865) are unique images made with sensitized silver on a silver-coated copper plate. While the images can be difficult to see at some angles, the process was prized for its sharp detail.

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, American

Portrait of a sleeping dog, mid 1800s

Daguerreotype

Plate: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches)

Museum Collection 46.069

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