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Daniel Webster (1782–1852)
Southworth and Hawes (American, active 1843–62)
April 22, 1851
Medium/Technique
Photograph, daguerreotype
Dimensions
Plate: 21.7 x 16.5 cm (8 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Southworth Hawes in memory of his father Josiah Johnson Hawes
Accession Number43.1401
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs
Marks
U. l. and u. r. plate maker mark: "star/40". Spirit of Fact #12.
InscriptionsVerso, in graphite: "Copy" [scribbled out]. "Daguerreotype of a daguerreotype."
ProvenanceEdward Southworth Hawes; gift to MFA December 9, 1943.