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Artwork overview
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Medium
daguerreotype
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image (visible): 11.4 × 8.5 cm (4 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.)
mat: 14 × 10.8 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)
case (closed): 15.2 × 12.1 × 1.9 cm (6 × 4 3/4 × 3/4 in.) -
Accession Number
2025.12.6
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Janet Lehr, East Hampton, NY; Mary and Dan Solomon, Dana Point, CA; gift to NGA, 2025.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on brass mat, bottom left embossed: WHIPPLE'S.; bottom right embossed: PATENT