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1840-1880
GUSN-223636
Rectangular brown leather case with floral and leaf design and two brass hook closures; red velvet interior lining with flower; brass mat; image of boy sitting next to a table and holding a book; he wears a dark button down jacket with white shirt collar.
daguerreotypes (photographs)
wood (plant material)
leather
brass (alloy)
velvet (fabric weave)
glass (material)
floral patterns
Daguerreotype
"George Francis/ Pierce" (handwritten)
Pierce, George Francis, 1838-1919
Used At Pierce House (Dorchester, Mass.),
Unknown
3 11/16 x 3 1/4 x 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Purchase
2004.41.2
Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Massachusetts (United States)
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