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ManufacturerAmerican, active mid-19th century
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Untitled
Datec. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype case, thermoplastic
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 2 1/2 × 7/8 in. (7.6 × 6.4 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Sonia Marvins Collection, gift of Sonia Marvins
Object number2003.531
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceSonia Marvins, Houston; given to MFAH, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on the manufacturer's card: "GENUINE / UNION CASE / IMPROVED / Fine Gilt and Burnished / Hinge. / S. PECK & CO. / MANUFACTURER."

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