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ArtistAmerican, active 1844–1856
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Untitled
Datec. 1855
PlaceNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
MediumDaguerreotype, 1/4 plate
DimensionsOverall: 4 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 3/4 in. (11.7 × 9.5 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Sonia Marvins Collection, gift of Sonia Marvins
Object number2003.521
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceSonia Marvins, Houston; given to MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"Turning Light Into Silver", 19 February - 30 May 2005, Audrey Jones Beck Building, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, lower level.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"William Badger Heath" marked in ink, swen on the pad.
Stamped on the mat, lower right: "CHASE"

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