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Untitled (Portrait of a Man Reading a Newspaper and Wearing a Top Hat)

A work made of daguerreotype.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of daguerreotype.

Date:

1855

Artist:

Unknown maker
American, 19th century

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Unknown Maker

Title

Untitled (Portrait of a Man Reading a Newspaper and Wearing a Top Hat)

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1855

Medium

Daguerreotype

Dimensions

8.2 × 6.9 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.); Open case: 9.4 × 16.4 × 1.2 cm (3 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.); Case: 9.4 × 8.2 × 1.7 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 11/16 in.); Plate: 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

The W. Bruce and Delaney H. Lundberg Collection, purchased with funds provided by The Leonian Charitable Trust

Reference Number

2019.323

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