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ArtistAmerican, active 1844–1856
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • [Man with White Hair]
Datec. 1850
PlaceNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
MediumDaguerreotype in leather case
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Sonia Marvins Collection, gift of Sonia Marvins
Object number2003.525
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
Stamped on the mat, lower right: "CHASE"

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c. 1855
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