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Daguerreotype case featuring image of Daguerre on cover

Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, 18 Nov 1787 - 10 Jul 1851
Date
c. 1849
Type
Other
Medium
Sixth-plate daguerreotype case
Dimensions
Case Closed: 9.2 x 8.3 cm (3 5/8 x 3 1/4")
Topic
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre: Male
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre: Science and Technology\Inventor
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\Daguerreotypist
Portrait
Credit Line
Owner: Private collection

This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images (if available) must be obtained from the portrait owner. Please note that if an owner is listed above, this information may not be current.

Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
EXH.MB.08
Data Source
Catalog of American Portraits