[Man with Waxed Moustache]
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Artist
Root Gallery(American, active c. 1846–1860)American, active c. 1846–1860
Artist
George Smith Cook(American, 1819–1902)American, 1819–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
- [Man with Waxed Moustache]
Datec. 1856–1860
MediumDaguerreotype in leather case
DimensionsSheet: 5 3/8 × 4 1/4 in. (13.7 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Judith Hardy Stashin
Object number2015.569
Not on view
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Published References Leo Stashin, "Portraits of Notable Nineteenth-Century Americans in Daguerreotype," The Magazine Antiques, April 1973, pp.784-800 Christie's NY, sale October 3, 1996, lots 4-15 (catalogue of a sale at which a number of the present daguerreotypes were offered but unsold)
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