Plate box for quarter plate daguerreotype with 6 holders
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Plate box for quarter plate daguerreotype with 6 holders
ca. 1847
Wood and metal
Overall (box): 6 5/16 × 6 1/2 × 5 5/16 in. (16 × 16.5 × 13.5 cm)
Overall (each holder): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1 in. (14 × 11.5 × 2.5 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
DescriptionWooden box for quarter plate format contains 6 holders.
Inscriptions Printed in black ink, scalloped-oval label applied to front of box, TR: COLLECTION \ G.CROMER \ 20 [number inscribed in black ink, Cromer's hand, centered on label]
Stamped in wood, on front edge of lid, RC: G.CROMER
Inscribed in pencil (Cromer's hand) on top edge of box when lid is open, RB: 20
Stamped in black ink, top edge of each holder, C: [numerals from 1 to 6]
Stamped in black ink, back of each holder, TC: [numerals from 1 to 6]
Stamped in wood, back of each holder, TR: G.CROMER
Inscribed in pencil (Cromer's hand) on back of each holder, TR: 20
Stamped in wood, on front edge of lid, RC: G.CROMER
Inscribed in pencil (Cromer's hand) on top edge of box when lid is open, RB: 20
Stamped in black ink, top edge of each holder, C: [numerals from 1 to 6]
Stamped in black ink, back of each holder, TC: [numerals from 1 to 6]
Stamped in wood, back of each holder, TR: G.CROMER
Inscribed in pencil (Cromer's hand) on back of each holder, TR: 20
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