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Image

Unknown Maker, American

Untitled

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Untitled

Year

ca. 1860

Medium

  • daguerreotype

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • daguerreotype

Materials

daguerreotype

Supports

  • thin copper plate

Dimensions

6.4 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 inches) (plate) plate

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Frank A. Wightman

Object Number

56.144.6

Type

  • Photographs

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Capturing the Light
150 Years of Photography
Sep 22, 1989 – Nov 12, 1989

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, American
Untitled, ca. 1860
daguerreotype
6.4 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 inches) (plate) plate
Gift of Mrs. Frank A. Wightman 56.144.6

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