MakerCase made by
Scovill Mfg. Company(American)American
ArtistCase cover design die-engraved by
Frederick C. Key(American, active 1850–1860)American, active 1850–1860
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Daguerreotype Case with Cross and Floral Cover Design
- (Case) The Cross Patee, Variation with Flower Border
Dateafter 1856
PlaceUnited States
MediumThermoplastic case
Dimensionsopen: 2 15/16 × 5 × 1/2 in.
closed: 2 15/16 × 2 1/2 × 1 in.
closed: 2 15/16 × 2 1/2 × 1 in.
Credit LineGift of Alice C. Simkins
Object number79.106
Not on view
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