Littlefield, Parsons & Co.
Union Case for a Daguerreotype

Union Case for a Daguerreotype

Public Domain

MakerAmerican, 1858–1866
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Union Case for a Daguerreotype
Datec. 1858–1862
Made inNorthampton, Massachusetts, United States
MediumThermoplastic
Dimensions3 3/8 × 3 13/16 × 1 in. (8.6 × 9.7 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.73.11
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Provenance[Ronald Bourgeault Antiques, Salem, Massachusetts]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1973; given to MFAH, 1973.

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