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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist, American
Datec. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsOverall (closed): 2 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 5/8 in. (7.3 × 6.4 × 1.6 cm)
Overall (open): 5 × 2 7/8 × 7/16 in. (12.7 × 7.3 × 1.1 cm)
Image: 1 1/2 × 2 in. (3.8 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, The Paul Parker Memorial Fund
Object number2024.2
On view
Description1/9 plate daguerreotype depicting a dog laying with its head near striped fabric, either a pillow or woman's dress hem.
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Exhibition History
2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Unknown artist, American
Date: 1845-1850
Medium: Daguerreotype
Object number: 2023.4.3
Unknown artist, American
Date: 1850-1860
Medium: Daguerreotype
Object number: INV.1077
Robert Everett Jr.
Date: 1849-1856
Medium: Daguerreotype with hand coloring
Object number: 2004.1
Thomas Nast
Date: published July 11, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.248
Unknown artist, Peruivian (Cuzco School)
Date: late 17th-early 18th century
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object number: 2019.12
Unknown artist, American
Date: c. 1885
Medium: Albumen print mounted on cardstock
Object number: 2024.9.1
Unknown artist, Peruivian (Cuzco School)
Date: mid 18th-late 18th century
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object number: S2019.1.1
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: c. 1300-1100 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 2015.6.6
Julia Margaret Cameron
Date: 1867 (published 1893)
Medium: Photogravure, mounted on matboard
Object number: 1990.6
Unknown artist, American
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2024.4.4
Unknown artist, Peruivian (Cuzco School)
Date: late 17th-early 18th century
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object number: S2019.1.2
Kate Moran
Date: 1991
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2011.8.3